Bulahdelah - Stroud Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Bulahdelah and Stroud
NSW · SA2 108011151 · Great Lakes (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 591
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 5,482
- Per 1,000 residents
- 107.8
- Business growth YoY
- 1.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 580
- Change vs prior year
- +11
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,799
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes bulahdelah and stroud), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 177.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 392 | 66.3% |
| 1–4 | 141 | 23.9% |
| 5–19 | 41 | 6.9% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 1.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,799). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 796 | 44.2% |
| Private company | 376 | 20.9% |
| Family partnership | 238 | 13.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 125 | 6.9% |
| Other incorporated entity | 73 | 4.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 44 | 2.4% |
| Partnership | 43 | 2.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 37 | 2.1% |
| Other | 67 | 3.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 247 | 41.8% | 0.8% |
| Construction | 88 | 14.9% | -2.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 42 | 7.1% | 10.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 31 | 5.2% | -8.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 27 | 4.6% | 12.5% |
| Other Services | 26 | 4.4% | 18.2% |
| Manufacturing | 24 | 4.1% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 23 | 3.9% | 4.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 21 | 3.6% | -4.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 17 | 2.9% | 21.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 10 | 1.7% | 11.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 9 | 1.5% | -18.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 8 | 1.4% | 33.3% |
| Education and Training | 6 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 6 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.5% | -25.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services18.2%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services12.5%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services10.5%
- Retail Trade4.5%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing0.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale Trade | 1.8 | 0.71× | 10 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.9 | 0.74× | 27 |