Kingsgrove (South) - Bardwell Park

Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Kingsgrove (South) and Bardwell Park

NSW · SA2 119041377 · Kogarah - Rockdale (SA3) · Business statistics view

Actively trading businesses: 1,486
Population (SA2 ERP): 13,471
Per 1,000 residents: 110.3
Business growth YoY: 1.1%

Prior year businesses: 1,470
Change vs prior year: +16
Active ABNs (mapped): 5,295

If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes kingsgrove (south) and bardwell park), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?

New ABN status (12m cohort): 652.

Businesses by employment size

ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)

Employment size	Businesses	Share
Non-employing	930	62.6%
1–4	417	28.1%
5–19	105	7.1%
20–199	26	1.7%
200+	0	0.0%

ABN entity types

Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,295). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.

Entity type	Active ABNs	Share
Individual / sole trader	2,061	38.9%
Private company	2,030	38.3%
Self-managed super fund	341	6.4%
Discretionary investment trust	224	4.2%
Family partnership	139	2.6%
Fixed unit trust	126	2.4%
Discretionary services trust	114	2.2%
Partnership	73	1.4%
Other	187	3.5%

Businesses by industry

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

All industries

Industry	Businesses	Share	YoY
Construction	303	20.4%	-1.3%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	204	13.7%	1.0%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	200	13.5%	-1.0%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	114	7.7%	-2.6%
Health Care and Social Assistance	107	7.2%	1.9%
Retail Trade	100	6.7%	-2.9%
Administrative and Support Services	92	6.2%	19.5%
Accommodation and Food Services	75	5.0%	17.2%
Financial and Insurance Services	69	4.6%	-1.4%
Other Services	68	4.6%	-8.1%
Wholesale Trade	40	2.7%	14.3%
Manufacturing	38	2.6%	-5.0%
Education and Training	22	1.5%	4.8%
Arts and Recreation Services	22	1.5%	22.2%
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	14	0.9%	0.0%
Information Media and Telecommunications	10	0.7%	-9.1%
Public Administration and Safety	5	0.3%	-28.6%
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services	3	0.2%	0.0%

Fastest-growing industries

Arts and Recreation Services22.2%
Administrative and Support Services19.5%
Accommodation and Food Services17.2%
Wholesale Trade14.3%
Education and Training4.8%

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
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	1.0	0.34×	14
Information Media and Telecommunications	0.7	0.64×	10