More specifically, the hamlet is located within an industrial/business park on the north side of Highway 625 (20 Avenue) between Sparrow Drive and the Canadian Pacific Kansas City railway.

The southern half of the park is located opposite the Edmonton International Airport.

Established in 1972 by the Sparrow family (brothers Bert, Jim, Murrey, and Don Sparrow), the Nisku Industrial Park has emerged as an important service centre for the Edmonton Metropolitan Region and has become one of the largest industrial/business parks in Western Canada.

[4] The park is 2,044 ha (5,050 acres) in size, is home to over 400 businesses, and employs more than 6,000 workers.

[5] The population of Nisku, according to the 2005 municipal census conducted by Leduc County, is 30.