Panania (South) - Picnic Point
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Panania (South) and Picnic Point
NSW · SA2 119011658 · Bankstown (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,293
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 16,608
- Per 1,000 residents
- 77.9
- Business growth YoY
- 2.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,268
- Change vs prior year
- +25
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,463
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes panania (south) and picnic 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): 1,100.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 732 | 56.6% |
| 1–4 | 473 | 36.6% |
| 5–19 | 69 | 5.3% |
| 20–199 | 7 | 0.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,463). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,099 | 47.9% |
| Private company | 1,888 | 29.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 575 | 8.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 244 | 3.8% |
| Family partnership | 134 | 2.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 113 | 1.7% |
| Strata title | 98 | 1.5% |
| Partnership | 77 | 1.2% |
| Other | 235 | 3.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 357 | 27.6% | 1.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 172 | 13.3% | 7.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 130 | 10.1% | -7.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 113 | 8.7% | -0.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 110 | 8.5% | 3.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 74 | 5.7% | 5.7% |
| Retail Trade | 68 | 5.3% | 11.5% |
| Other Services | 62 | 4.8% | 1.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 52 | 4.0% | 20.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 39 | 3.0% | -7.1% |
| Manufacturing | 29 | 2.2% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 23 | 1.8% | 4.5% |
| Education and Training | 20 | 1.5% | -20.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 18 | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 11 | 0.9% | 10.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.3% | -42.9% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services20.9%
- Retail Trade11.5%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services7.5%
- Administrative and Support Services5.7%
- Wholesale Trade4.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale Trade | 1.4 | 0.54× | 23 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.7 | 0.58× | 11 |
| Manufacturing | 1.7 | 0.66× | 29 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 6.6 | 0.72× | 110 |
| Education and Training | 1.2 | 0.73× | 20 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.3 | 0.74× | 39 |