Prestons
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 127031733 · Liverpool (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,022
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 15,534
- Per 1,000 residents
- 130.2
- Business growth YoY
- 1.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,992
- Change vs prior year
- +30
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area, 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 | 1,088 | 53.8% |
| 1–4 | 618 | 30.6% |
| 5–19 | 222 | 11.0% |
| 20–199 | 94 | 4.6% |
| 200+ | 9 | 0.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 436 | 21.6% | 1.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 281 | 13.9% | -11.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 181 | 9.0% | 9.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 173 | 8.6% | 22.7% |
| Manufacturing | 156 | 7.7% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 152 | 7.5% | -1.9% |
| Retail Trade | 124 | 6.1% | -3.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 115 | 5.7% | 4.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 105 | 5.2% | 12.9% |
| Other Services | 101 | 5.0% | 11.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 56 | 2.8% | -11.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 51 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| Education and Training | 30 | 1.5% | 7.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 19 | 0.9% | 11.8% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 11 | 0.5% | -8.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 11 | 0.5% | 22.2% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 9 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 6 | 0.3% | -14.3% |
| Mining | 5 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services22.7%
- Administrative and Support Services12.9%
- Other Services11.0%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services9.0%
- Education and Training7.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.7 | 0.68× | 11 |