The Shire in numbers
Sutherland Shire has 23,556 registered businesses (2025), and 13,308 of them have no employees. Construction is the largest industry by number of businesses, with 21.7% of them, against 17.0% across NSW, followed by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services, and Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services.
The council profile describes the Shire as mainly residential, with substantial industrial and commercial areas, so many businesses here live off local word of mouth and local searches.