Hill Top - Colo Vale

Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Hill Top and Colo Vale

NSW · SA2 114021285 · Southern Highlands (SA3) · Business statistics view

Actively trading businesses: 514
Population (SA2 ERP): 6,602
Per 1,000 residents: 77.9
Business growth YoY: 4.7%

Prior year businesses: 491
Change vs prior year: +23
Active ABNs (mapped): —

If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes hill top and colo vale), 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	297	57.8%
1–4	173	33.7%
5–19	36	7.0%
20–199	3	0.6%
200+	0	0.0%

Businesses by industry

ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)

All industries

Industry	Businesses	Share	YoY
Construction	175	34.0%	10.8%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	47	9.1%	-2.1%
Other Services	44	8.6%	-2.2%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	43	8.4%	-2.3%
Administrative and Support Services	42	8.2%	-4.5%
Retail Trade	31	6.0%	40.9%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	30	5.8%	-6.3%
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	27	5.3%	12.5%
Manufacturing	21	4.1%	5.0%
Health Care and Social Assistance	16	3.1%	6.7%
Accommodation and Food Services	9	1.8%	12.5%
Education and Training	9	1.8%	0.0%
Wholesale Trade	8	1.6%	0.0%
Financial and Insurance Services	7	1.4%	40.0%
Arts and Recreation Services	5	1.0%	66.7%

Fastest-growing industries

Retail Trade40.9%
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing12.5%
Construction10.8%
Manufacturing5.0%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services-2.1%

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	4.1	0.18×	27
Health Care and Social Assistance	2.4	0.55×	16
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	4.5	0.58×	30