Blacktown - South
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Blacktown and South
NSW · SA2 116011560 · Blacktown (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,110
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,845
- Per 1,000 residents
- 86.4
- Business growth YoY
- 9.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,017
- Change vs prior year
- +93
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes blacktown 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 | 796 | 71.7% |
| 1–4 | 268 | 24.1% |
| 5–19 | 31 | 2.8% |
| 20–199 | 14 | 1.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 375 | 33.8% | 18.3% |
| Construction | 233 | 21.0% | 6.9% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 89 | 8.0% | -8.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 80 | 7.2% | 17.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 59 | 5.3% | 1.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 50 | 4.5% | 4.2% |
| Retail Trade | 42 | 3.8% | 2.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 32 | 2.9% | 39.1% |
| Manufacturing | 31 | 2.8% | 14.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 31 | 2.8% | 19.2% |
| Other Services | 31 | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 19 | 1.7% | -9.5% |
| Education and Training | 12 | 1.1% | 9.1% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 7 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.5% | -44.4% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 5 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3 | 0.3% | -40.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services39.1%
- Financial and Insurance Services19.2%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing18.3%
- Administrative and Support Services17.6%
- Manufacturing14.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.6 | 0.53× | 59 |
| Other Services | 2.4 | 0.54× | 31 |
| Education and Training | 0.9 | 0.58× | 12 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.5 | 0.62× | 19 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.9 | 0.63× | 50 |
| Retail Trade | 3.3 | 0.66× | 42 |