Bega-Eden Hinterland Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 101041020 · South Coast (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,032
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 9,955
- Per 1,000 residents
- 103.7
- Business growth YoY
- -1.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,047
- Change vs prior year
- -15
- 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 | 695 | 67.3% |
| 1–4 | 280 | 27.1% |
| 5–19 | 59 | 5.7% |
| 20–199 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 344 | 33.3% | -2.3% |
| Construction | 218 | 21.1% | -4.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 93 | 9.0% | 2.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 44 | 4.3% | 0.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 43 | 4.2% | -6.5% |
| Other Services | 39 | 3.8% | 2.6% |
| Manufacturing | 38 | 3.7% | 8.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 38 | 3.7% | 26.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 34 | 3.3% | 3.0% |
| Retail Trade | 31 | 3.0% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 31 | 3.0% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 24 | 2.3% | 4.3% |
| Education and Training | 20 | 1.9% | 5.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 11 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 10 | 1.0% | -33.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 8 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance26.7%
- Manufacturing8.6%
- Education and Training5.3%
- Wholesale Trade4.3%
- Administrative and Support Services3.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.1 | 0.42× | 11 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.4 | 0.54× | 44 |
| Retail Trade | 3.1 | 0.66× | 31 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.8 | 0.68× | 38 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 1.0 | 0.70× | 10 |