West Ryde - Meadowbank Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes West Ryde and Meadowbank
NSW · SA2 126021503 · Ryde - Hunters Hill (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,155
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 22,183
- Per 1,000 residents
- 97.1
- Business growth YoY
- 3.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,082
- Change vs prior year
- +73
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 9,520
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes west ryde and meadowbank), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,482.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,393 | 64.6% |
| 1–4 | 609 | 28.3% |
| 5–19 | 125 | 5.8% |
| 20–199 | 33 | 1.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (9,520). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 4,839 | 50.8% |
| Private company | 2,703 | 28.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 668 | 7.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 334 | 3.5% |
| Strata title | 247 | 2.6% |
| Family partnership | 141 | 1.5% |
| Other incorporated entity | 123 | 1.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 109 | 1.1% |
| Other | 356 | 3.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 377 | 17.5% | 0.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 298 | 13.8% | -1.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 274 | 12.7% | 10.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 212 | 9.8% | 4.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 202 | 9.4% | 5.8% |
| Retail Trade | 137 | 6.4% | 5.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 125 | 5.8% | 9.6% |
| Other Services | 111 | 5.2% | 3.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 95 | 4.4% | 10.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 87 | 4.0% | 3.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 84 | 3.9% | -3.4% |
| Manufacturing | 50 | 2.3% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 42 | 1.9% | 10.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 31 | 1.4% | 19.2% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 14 | 0.6% | -36.4% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.2% | -37.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Arts and Recreation Services19.2%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services10.9%
- Education and Training10.5%
- Wholesale Trade10.5%
- Administrative and Support Services9.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.6 | 0.65× | 14 |