South Hurstville - Blakehurst
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes South Hurstville and Blakehurst
NSW · SA2 119031374 · Hurstville (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,954
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 27,385
- Per 1,000 residents
- 107.9
- Business growth YoY
- 3.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,856
- Change vs prior year
- +98
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 7,102
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes south hurstville and blakehurst), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 822.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,988 | 67.3% |
| 1–4 | 788 | 26.7% |
| 5–19 | 157 | 5.3% |
| 20–199 | 22 | 0.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (7,102). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,586 | 36.4% |
| Private company | 2,310 | 32.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 819 | 11.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 437 | 6.2% |
| Family partnership | 207 | 2.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 166 | 2.3% |
| Strata title | 141 | 2.0% |
| Fixed unit trust | 128 | 1.8% |
| Other | 308 | 4.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 582 | 19.7% | 1.9% |
| Construction | 497 | 16.8% | 4.9% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 390 | 13.2% | -2.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 280 | 9.5% | -0.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 274 | 9.3% | 9.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 163 | 5.5% | 15.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 153 | 5.2% | 4.1% |
| Retail Trade | 147 | 5.0% | 4.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 120 | 4.1% | 13.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 100 | 3.4% | 7.5% |
| Other Services | 90 | 3.0% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 42 | 1.4% | -19.2% |
| Education and Training | 40 | 1.4% | 2.6% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 33 | 1.1% | -5.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 18 | 0.6% | 63.6% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 7 | 0.2% | 16.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 7 | 0.2% | 40.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 7 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 4 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services15.6%
- Accommodation and Food Services13.2%
- Health Care and Social Assistance9.2%
- Wholesale Trade7.5%
- Construction4.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 1.5 | 0.58× | 42 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.7 | 0.72× | 18 |
| Other Services | 3.3 | 0.73× | 90 |