Belmont South - Blacksmiths Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Belmont South and Blacksmiths
NSW · SA2 111011207 · Lake Macquarie - East (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 332
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 5,777
- Per 1,000 residents
- 57.5
- Business growth YoY
- -0.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 334
- Change vs prior year
- -2
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes belmont south and blacksmiths), 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 | 181 | 54.5% |
| 1–4 | 106 | 31.9% |
| 5–19 | 39 | 11.7% |
| 20–199 | 3 | 0.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 133 | 40.1% | -1.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 30 | 9.0% | 11.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 30 | 9.0% | -6.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 25 | 7.5% | -7.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 20 | 6.0% | -9.1% |
| Manufacturing | 14 | 4.2% | -6.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 13 | 3.9% | 30.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 12 | 3.6% | 20.0% |
| Retail Trade | 11 | 3.3% | -8.3% |
| Other Services | 10 | 3.0% | -23.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 9 | 2.7% | -18.2% |
| Education and Training | 9 | 2.7% | 12.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 6 | 1.8% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 5 | 1.5% | -16.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 5 | 1.5% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services11.1%
- Construction-1.5%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services-6.3%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services-7.4%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing-9.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Services | 1.7 | 0.37× | 10 |
| Retail Trade | 1.9 | 0.41× | 11 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.3 | 0.51× | 13 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.3 | 0.53× | 25 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.5 | 0.66× | 20 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.1 | 0.70× | 12 |