Two views of Sydney's economy: the registered/startup layer and the street-level business fabric, with the largest tracked employers.
Sydney's economy looks broad but service-led. Technology scores 10/10, while financial services are the largest registered sector with 2044 companies; healthcare adds another 1602. Retail, sports and manufacturing are highly visible, but corporate depth sits in software, finance and professional services.
| Industry | Companies |
|---|---|
| Financial Services | 2044 |
| Information Technology and Services | 1761 |
| Computer Software | 1238 |
| Marketing and Advertising | 1059 |
| Internet | 773 |
| Real Estate | 698 |
| Health, Wellness and Fitness | 669 |
| Management Consulting | 599 |
| Investment Management | 484 |
| Staffing and Recruiting | 459 |
| Retail | 434 |
| Apparel & Fashion | 416 |
| Food & Beverages | 413 |
| Construction | 381 |
| Human Resources | 375 |
| Education Management | 357 |
| Hospital & Health Care | 332 |
| Venture Capital & Private Equity | 320 |
| Telecommunications | 313 |
| Renewables & Environment | 297 |
| Legal Services | 297 |
| E-learning | 294 |
| Automotive | 292 |
| Design | 278 |
| Leisure, Travel & Tourism | 275 |
| Sector | Places | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Software company | 10 | 4.92 |
| Corporate office | 9 | 4.33 |
| Investment service | 7 | 2.75 |
| Web hosting company | 7 | 4.6 |
| Consultant | 7 | 4.14 |
| Business management consultant | 7 | 4.48 |
| Financial institution | 5 | 4.54 |
| Educational consultant | 4 | 4.72 |
| Real estate agency | 4 | — |
| Translator | 4 | 4.93 |
| Construction company | 4 | 3.6 |
| Computer support and services | 4 | 4.88 |
| 3-star Hotel | 3 | 4.1 |
| BPO company | 3 | 4.67 |
| Unclassified | 3 | — |
| Company | Industry | Employees | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woolworths | food & beverages | 202,000 | 1924 |
| Woolworths Group | retail | 202,000 | 1924 |
| Ramsay Health Care | hospital & health care | 60,000 | 1964 |
| CommBank | financial services | 51,800 | 1912 |
| IAG | insurance | 50,099 | 1920 |
| Worley | oil & energy | 48,223 | 1971 |
| Telstra | telecommunications | 37,986 | |
| Nsw Department of Education and Communities | education management | 37,695 | |
| Westpac | banking | 35,029 | 1817 |
| Ventia | construction | 35,000 | 2015 |
| Cimic Group | civil engineering | 29,000 | 1949 |
| Broadspectrum | facilities services | 25,000 | 2001 |
| Macquarie Asset Management | investment management | 23,032 | 1969 |
| Woolworths | retail | 22,540 | |
| NSW Health | hospital/healthcare | 21,796 | 1914 |
| University of Sydney | higher education | 19,557 | 1850 |
| APA Group | utilities | 16,000 | 2000 |
| QBE Partners with Insurtech program | insurance | 14,500 | 1996 |
| Macquarie Group | financial services | 14,469 | 1969 |
| Suncorp Group | financial services | 13,815 | 1902 |
| Healius | hospital & health care | 10,500 | 1994 |
| Ray White | real estate | 9,761 | 1902 |
| Opal HealthCare | hospital & health care | 9,000 | 2023 |
| Ampol | oil & energy | 8,790 | 1900 |
| THE F | media | 7,829 |
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