Batemans Bay Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 101041017 · South Coast (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 724
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 8,679
- Per 1,000 residents
- 83.4
- Business growth YoY
- 2.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 704
- Change vs prior year
- +20
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ 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?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 372 | 51.4% |
| 1–4 | 228 | 31.5% |
| 5–19 | 104 | 14.4% |
| 20–199 | 27 | 3.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 179 | 24.7% | -1.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 78 | 10.8% | 11.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 67 | 9.3% | 13.6% |
| Other Services | 67 | 9.3% | 11.7% |
| Retail Trade | 63 | 8.7% | -1.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 61 | 8.4% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 39 | 5.4% | 2.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 33 | 4.6% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 30 | 4.1% | 11.1% |
| Manufacturing | 25 | 3.5% | 4.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 25 | 3.5% | -21.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 15 | 2.1% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 13 | 1.8% | -7.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 12 | 1.7% | 50.0% |
| Education and Training | 8 | 1.1% | -27.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.4% | — |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.4% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services13.6%
- Other Services11.7%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services11.4%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing11.1%
- Manufacturing4.2%
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 | 3.5 | 0.27× | 30 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.9 | 0.55× | 25 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.5 | 0.61× | 13 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.7 | 0.67× | 15 |