Batemans Bay - South Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Batemans Bay and South
NSW · SA2 101041018 · South Coast (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 542
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 9,170
- Per 1,000 residents
- 59.1
- Business growth YoY
- -2.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 556
- Change vs prior year
- -14
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,895
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes batemans bay and south), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 596.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 340 | 62.7% |
| 1–4 | 146 | 26.9% |
| 5–19 | 50 | 9.2% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 1.1% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,895). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,239 | 45.7% |
| Private company | 963 | 19.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 486 | 9.9% |
| Family partnership | 380 | 7.8% |
| Strata title | 171 | 3.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 146 | 3.0% |
| Partnership | 118 | 2.4% |
| Other incorporated entity | 111 | 2.3% |
| Other | 281 | 5.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 196 | 36.2% | 3.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 67 | 12.4% | -5.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 49 | 9.0% | -14.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 44 | 8.1% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 31 | 5.7% | -3.1% |
| Retail Trade | 29 | 5.4% | -6.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 24 | 4.4% | 0.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 21 | 3.9% | -8.7% |
| Other Services | 21 | 3.9% | 31.3% |
| Manufacturing | 14 | 2.6% | 7.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 12 | 2.2% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 10 | 1.8% | 25.0% |
| Education and Training | 8 | 1.5% | -27.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 5 | 0.9% | -16.7% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.7% | -20.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 4 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 3 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services31.3%
- Construction3.2%
- Health Care and Social Assistance0.0%
- Administrative and Support Services0.0%
- Accommodation and Food Services-3.1%
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 | 1.3 | 0.09× | 12 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.1 | 0.38× | 10 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.3 | 0.45× | 21 |
| Manufacturing | 1.5 | 0.50× | 14 |
| Other Services | 2.3 | 0.51× | 21 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 5.3 | 0.63× | 49 |