Narooma - Bermagui Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Narooma and Bermagui
NSW · SA2 101041027 · South Coast (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 852
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 10,087
- Per 1,000 residents
- 84.5
- Business growth YoY
- 0.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 851
- Change vs prior year
- +1
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,985
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes narooma and bermagui), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 302.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 484 | 56.8% |
| 1–4 | 259 | 30.4% |
| 5–19 | 91 | 10.7% |
| 20–199 | 12 | 1.4% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,985). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,464 | 49.0% |
| Private company | 542 | 18.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 291 | 9.7% |
| Family partnership | 171 | 5.7% |
| Other incorporated entity | 101 | 3.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 86 | 2.9% |
| Strata title | 77 | 2.6% |
| Partnership | 69 | 2.3% |
| Other | 184 | 6.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 231 | 27.1% | 1.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 84 | 9.9% | 9.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 72 | 8.5% | -5.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 72 | 8.5% | -1.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 72 | 8.5% | -14.3% |
| Retail Trade | 67 | 7.9% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 40 | 4.7% | 25.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 39 | 4.6% | 5.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 38 | 4.5% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 38 | 4.5% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 36 | 4.2% | -2.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 20 | 2.3% | 17.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 11 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 11 | 1.3% | -21.4% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 10 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 8 | 0.9% | 33.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Manufacturing25.0%
- Financial and Insurance Services17.6%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services9.1%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing5.4%
- Construction1.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale Trade | 1.1 | 0.45× | 11 |
| Education and Training | 1.1 | 0.65× | 11 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 1.0 | 0.66× | 10 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.8 | 0.69× | 38 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.9 | 0.71× | 39 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.0 | 0.72× | 20 |