Ashfield - South
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Ashfield and South
NSW · SA2 120031677 · Strathfield - Burwood - Ashfield (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,239
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,056
- Per 1,000 residents
- 94.9
- Business growth YoY
- 2.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,208
- Change vs prior year
- +31
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes ashfield and south), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 805 | 65.0% |
| 1–4 | 340 | 27.4% |
| 5–19 | 81 | 6.5% |
| 20–199 | 17 | 1.4% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 185 | 14.9% | -0.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 183 | 14.8% | 7.6% |
| Construction | 160 | 12.9% | 3.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 140 | 11.3% | 0.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 120 | 9.7% | 4.3% |
| Retail Trade | 83 | 6.7% | 2.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 76 | 6.1% | -9.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 69 | 5.6% | 1.5% |
| Other Services | 51 | 4.1% | 10.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 43 | 3.5% | 10.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 43 | 3.5% | 26.5% |
| Education and Training | 30 | 2.4% | -11.8% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 27 | 2.2% | 17.4% |
| Manufacturing | 11 | 0.9% | -21.4% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 10 | 0.8% | -16.7% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 8 | 0.6% | 33.3% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services26.5%
- Arts and Recreation Services17.4%
- Other Services10.9%
- Wholesale Trade10.3%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services7.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 0.8 | 0.32× | 11 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.8 | 0.60× | 10 |
| Construction | 12.3 | 0.74× | 160 |