Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Gorokan, Kanwal and Charmhaven
NSW · SA2 102021048 · Wyong (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 933
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 22,880
- Per 1,000 residents
- 40.8
- Business growth YoY
- -0.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 937
- Change vs prior year
- -4
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,173
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes gorokan, kanwal and charmhaven), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 981.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 515 | 55.2% |
| 1–4 | 311 | 33.3% |
| 5–19 | 93 | 10.0% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 0.6% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.3% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,173). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,140 | 60.7% |
| Private company | 991 | 19.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 375 | 7.2% |
| Family partnership | 147 | 2.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 106 | 2.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 83 | 1.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 76 | 1.5% |
| Partnership | 75 | 1.4% |
| Other | 180 | 3.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 305 | 32.7% | -3.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 90 | 9.6% | 20.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 80 | 8.6% | 8.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 71 | 7.6% | -9.0% |
| Other Services | 69 | 7.4% | -5.5% |
| Retail Trade | 61 | 6.5% | 1.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 55 | 5.9% | 17.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 46 | 4.9% | 2.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 45 | 4.8% | -10.0% |
| Manufacturing | 24 | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 19 | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 18 | 1.9% | -28.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 14 | 1.5% | -12.5% |
| Education and Training | 11 | 1.2% | 22.2% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 9 | 1.0% | 80.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 7 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 6 | 0.6% | -25.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance20.0%
- Administrative and Support Services17.0%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing8.1%
- Accommodation and Food Services2.2%
- Retail Trade1.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 2.0 | 0.22× | 45 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 0.8 | 0.26× | 18 |
| Education and Training | 0.5 | 0.30× | 11 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.1 | 0.31× | 71 |
| Wholesale Trade | 0.8 | 0.33× | 19 |
| Manufacturing | 1.0 | 0.39× | 24 |