Woollahra
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 118011347 · Eastern Suburbs - North (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,333
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,779
- Per 1,000 residents
- 171.4
- Business growth YoY
- -0.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,343
- Change vs prior year
- -10
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,850
≠ 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?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 444.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 924 | 69.3% |
| 1–4 | 315 | 23.6% |
| 5–19 | 87 | 6.5% |
| 20–199 | 15 | 1.1% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,850). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,555 | 32.1% |
| Private company | 1,518 | 31.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 655 | 13.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 420 | 8.7% |
| Strata title | 257 | 5.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 89 | 1.8% |
| Fixed unit trust | 84 | 1.7% |
| Partnership | 53 | 1.1% |
| Other | 219 | 4.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 275 | 20.6% | 3.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 265 | 19.9% | -1.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 174 | 13.1% | 0.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 156 | 11.7% | 4.0% |
| Retail Trade | 86 | 6.5% | 4.9% |
| Construction | 69 | 5.2% | -1.4% |
| Other Services | 44 | 3.3% | -13.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 43 | 3.2% | 4.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 43 | 3.2% | -14.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 40 | 3.0% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 38 | 2.9% | -11.6% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 30 | 2.3% | -11.8% |
| Education and Training | 25 | 1.9% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 14 | 1.1% | -12.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 13 | 1.0% | -27.8% |
| Manufacturing | 9 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | — |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | — |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Retail Trade4.9%
- Accommodation and Food Services4.9%
- Financial and Insurance Services4.0%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services3.4%
- Health Care and Social Assistance0.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 1.7 | 0.31× | 13 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.8 | 0.33× | 14 |
| Construction | 8.9 | 0.53× | 69 |