St Leonards - Naremburn
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes St Leonards and Naremburn
NSW · SA2 121011401 · Chatswood - Lane Cove (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 3,387
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,802
- Per 1,000 residents
- 245.4
- Business growth YoY
- 1.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 3,343
- Change vs prior year
- +44
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes st leonards and naremburn), 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 | 1,943 | 57.4% |
| 1–4 | 867 | 25.6% |
| 5–19 | 401 | 11.8% |
| 20–199 | 161 | 4.8% |
| 200+ | 12 | 0.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 736 | 21.7% | 2.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 473 | 14.0% | -3.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 386 | 11.4% | 4.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 351 | 10.4% | -0.8% |
| Construction | 281 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| Retail Trade | 175 | 5.2% | 8.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 161 | 4.8% | -4.2% |
| Other Services | 141 | 4.2% | -1.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 121 | 3.6% | 3.4% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 118 | 3.5% | -3.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 109 | 3.2% | -2.7% |
| Manufacturing | 104 | 3.1% | 5.1% |
| Education and Training | 75 | 2.2% | 5.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 72 | 2.1% | 10.8% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 35 | 1.0% | -5.4% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 21 | 0.6% | -8.7% |
| Mining | 12 | 0.4% | -7.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 8 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.1% | -16.7% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing10.8%
- Retail Trade8.7%
- Construction6.8%
- Education and Training5.6%
- Manufacturing5.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.5 | 0.66× | 21 |