Narara Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 102011035 · Gosford (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 336
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,425
- Per 1,000 residents
- 45.3
- Business growth YoY
- -4.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 351
- 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 | 220 | 65.5% |
| 1–4 | 93 | 27.7% |
| 5–19 | 23 | 6.8% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 86 | 25.6% | -2.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 50 | 14.9% | 2.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 35 | 10.4% | 0.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 34 | 10.1% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 17 | 5.1% | 6.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 16 | 4.8% | -5.9% |
| Retail Trade | 15 | 4.5% | 7.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 14 | 4.2% | 7.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 11 | 3.3% | -21.4% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 11 | 3.3% | 22.2% |
| Other Services | 11 | 3.3% | -15.4% |
| Manufacturing | 10 | 3.0% | -23.1% |
| Education and Training | 8 | 2.4% | -20.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 7 | 2.1% | -41.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 5 | 1.5% | 25.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3 | 0.9% | -25.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services2.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance0.0%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing0.0%
- Construction-2.3%
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 | 1.9 | 0.23× | 14 |
| Other Services | 1.5 | 0.32× | 11 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.5 | 0.35× | 11 |
| Manufacturing | 1.3 | 0.41× | 10 |
| Retail Trade | 2.0 | 0.41× | 15 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.2 | 0.56× | 16 |