Kogarah Bay - Carlton - Allawah
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Kogarah Bay, Carlton and Allawah
NSW · SA2 119041379 · Kogarah - Rockdale (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,605
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 17,669
- Per 1,000 residents
- 90.8
- Business growth YoY
- 3.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,549
- Change vs prior year
- +56
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,300
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes kogarah bay, carlton and allawah), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 896.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,054 | 65.7% |
| 1–4 | 448 | 27.9% |
| 5–19 | 80 | 5.0% |
| 20–199 | 21 | 1.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,300). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,173 | 59.9% |
| Private company | 1,168 | 22.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 302 | 5.7% |
| Strata title | 206 | 3.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 128 | 2.4% |
| Family partnership | 84 | 1.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 65 | 1.2% |
| Other incorporated entity | 52 | 1.0% |
| Other | 122 | 2.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 281 | 17.5% | 2.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 232 | 14.5% | 3.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 202 | 12.6% | 0.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 192 | 12.0% | 9.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 125 | 7.8% | 15.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 107 | 6.7% | 5.9% |
| Retail Trade | 91 | 5.7% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 79 | 4.9% | -7.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 70 | 4.4% | 11.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 58 | 3.6% | 11.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 53 | 3.3% | -7.0% |
| Manufacturing | 45 | 2.8% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 25 | 1.6% | -3.8% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 21 | 1.3% | -4.5% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 11 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.3% | -16.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.2% | — |
| Currently Unknown | 4 | 0.2% | 33.3% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance15.7%
- Accommodation and Food Services11.5%
- Financial and Insurance Services11.1%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services9.7%
- Administrative and Support Services5.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.6 | 0.57× | 11 |