The Padstow statistical area held 1,816 businesses at June 2025, according to the ABS, up about 11% on June 2021. Construction is the biggest group at 431, but professional services (216), transport (211) and wholesale trade (85) all rank in the top eight, a mix with plenty of business-to-business work. Turnover is spread wide: 441 businesses take under $50,000, 606 take $200,000 to $2 million and 152 sit above that band. Just under 6 in 10 have no employees. So Padstow needs two kinds of site: a lean Launch site for sole traders, and a fuller Grow site for suppliers and manufacturers that need to show range and capacity.
| Industry | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 431 | 24% |
| Professional, scientific & technical | 216 | 12% |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 211 | 12% |
| Rental, hiring & real estate | 187 | 10% |
| Retail trade | 123 | 7% |
| Health care & social assistance | 119 | 7% |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses at 30 June 2025 and Estimated Resident Population 2025, for the ABS Padstow statistical area (SA2), via ABS Data by Region. About 17,692 people live in the area.