Ultimo Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 117031646 · Sydney Inner City (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,766
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 10,534
- Per 1,000 residents
- 167.6
- Business growth YoY
- 0.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,757
- Change vs prior year
- +9
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 7,226
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area, not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,627.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,220 | 69.1% |
| 1–4 | 383 | 21.7% |
| 5–19 | 126 | 7.1% |
| 20–199 | 38 | 2.2% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.3% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (7,226). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,886 | 53.8% |
| Private company | 1,674 | 23.2% |
| Strata title | 851 | 11.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 172 | 2.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 155 | 2.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 100 | 1.4% |
| Fixed unit trust | 83 | 1.1% |
| Partnership | 65 | 0.9% |
| Other | 240 | 3.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 575 | 32.6% | 2.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 347 | 19.6% | -0.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 97 | 5.5% | 1.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 94 | 5.3% | 1.1% |
| Retail Trade | 91 | 5.2% | 3.4% |
| Construction | 74 | 4.2% | -1.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 73 | 4.1% | -3.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 72 | 4.1% | -4.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 71 | 4.0% | 1.4% |
| Education and Training | 67 | 3.8% | 13.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 63 | 3.6% | -11.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 47 | 2.7% | 20.5% |
| Other Services | 37 | 2.1% | -7.5% |
| Manufacturing | 29 | 1.6% | -6.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 14 | 0.8% | -12.5% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 7 | 0.4% | -12.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 5 | 0.3% | 25.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Information Media and Telecommunications20.5%
- Education and Training13.6%
- Retail Trade3.4%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services2.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance1.4%
Industries with more relative room
Under-indexed vs similar SA2s in NSW (density per 1,000). Use as a research starting point — not investment advice.
| Industry | Local /1,000 | vs peers | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 7.0 | 0.42× | 74 |