Double Bay - Darling Point
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Double Bay and Darling Point
NSW · SA2 118011650 · Eastern Suburbs - North (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 3,159
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 10,216
- Per 1,000 residents
- 309.2
- Business growth YoY
- 1.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 3,108
- Change vs prior year
- +51
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 11,608
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes double bay and darling point), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,018.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 2,169 | 68.7% |
| 1–4 | 686 | 21.7% |
| 5–19 | 227 | 7.2% |
| 20–199 | 82 | 2.6% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (11,608). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Private company | 4,436 | 38.2% |
| Individual / sole trader | 2,693 | 23.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,372 | 11.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 1,000 | 8.6% |
| Fixed unit trust | 854 | 7.4% |
| Strata title | 336 | 2.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 242 | 2.1% |
| Partnership | 148 | 1.3% |
| Other | 527 | 4.5% |
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 | 703 | 22.3% | 3.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 586 | 18.6% | 14.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 551 | 17.4% | -3.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 294 | 9.3% | -3.0% |
| Construction | 203 | 6.4% | 12.2% |
| Retail Trade | 146 | 4.6% | -2.7% |
| Other Services | 119 | 3.8% | -3.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 112 | 3.5% | -2.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 111 | 3.5% | -8.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 65 | 2.1% | -15.6% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 57 | 1.8% | -1.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 55 | 1.7% | 14.6% |
| Education and Training | 48 | 1.5% | -5.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 37 | 1.2% | -22.9% |
| Manufacturing | 33 | 1.0% | -5.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 27 | 0.9% | 12.5% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.1% | 33.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.1% | 33.3% |
| Currently Unknown | 4 | 0.1% | 33.3% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Information Media and Telecommunications14.6%
- Financial and Insurance Services14.5%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing12.5%
- Construction12.2%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services3.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 2.6 | 0.65× | 27 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.6 | 0.66× | 37 |