Anna Bay Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 106031119 · Port Stephens (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 462
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 6,868
- Per 1,000 residents
- 67.3
- Business growth YoY
- -3.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 480
- Change vs prior year
- -18
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,740
≠ 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): 215.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 267 | 57.8% |
| 1–4 | 148 | 32.0% |
| 5–19 | 45 | 9.7% |
| 20–199 | 9 | 1.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,740). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 784 | 45.1% |
| Private company | 420 | 24.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 199 | 11.4% |
| Family partnership | 66 | 3.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 63 | 3.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 61 | 3.5% |
| Strata title | 36 | 2.1% |
| Partnership | 28 | 1.6% |
| Other | 83 | 4.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 140 | 30.3% | -8.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 51 | 11.0% | -3.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 41 | 8.9% | 2.5% |
| Other Services | 31 | 6.7% | 3.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 29 | 6.3% | -6.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 28 | 6.1% | -12.5% |
| Retail Trade | 26 | 5.6% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 23 | 5.0% | 15.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 21 | 4.5% | -12.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 16 | 3.5% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 15 | 3.2% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 12 | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 10 | 2.2% | -9.1% |
| Education and Training | 5 | 1.1% | 66.7% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.9% | 33.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 4 | 0.9% | -20.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance15.0%
- Other Services3.3%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services2.5%
- Retail Trade0.0%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services-3.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 2.3 | 0.12× | 16 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.7 | 0.59× | 12 |
| Manufacturing | 2.2 | 0.67× | 15 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 6.0 | 0.72× | 41 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 1.5 | 0.73× | 10 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 3.1 | 0.73× | 21 |