Swansea - Caves Beach Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Swansea and Caves Beach
NSW · SA2 111011212 · Lake Macquarie - East (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 847
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,147
- Per 1,000 residents
- 64.4
- Business growth YoY
- 4.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 814
- Change vs prior year
- +33
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,467
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes swansea and caves beach), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 469.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 450 | 53.1% |
| 1–4 | 322 | 38.0% |
| 5–19 | 66 | 7.8% |
| 20–199 | 3 | 0.4% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,467). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,677 | 48.4% |
| Private company | 786 | 22.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 440 | 12.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 115 | 3.3% |
| Family partnership | 94 | 2.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 76 | 2.2% |
| Other incorporated entity | 63 | 1.8% |
| Strata title | 58 | 1.7% |
| Other | 158 | 4.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 244 | 28.8% | 1.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 119 | 14.0% | 8.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 92 | 10.9% | 5.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 66 | 7.8% | 4.8% |
| Retail Trade | 48 | 5.7% | 9.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 46 | 5.4% | 15.0% |
| Other Services | 45 | 5.3% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 41 | 4.8% | 10.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 31 | 3.7% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 31 | 3.7% | -3.1% |
| Manufacturing | 22 | 2.6% | -4.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 19 | 2.2% | -9.5% |
| Education and Training | 17 | 2.0% | 21.4% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 11 | 1.3% | 10.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 6 | 0.7% | 50.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing15.0%
- Administrative and Support Services10.8%
- Retail Trade9.1%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services8.2%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services5.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.8 | 0.53× | 11 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.4 | 0.56× | 19 |
| Manufacturing | 1.7 | 0.59× | 22 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.5 | 0.61× | 46 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.4 | 0.64× | 31 |
| Retail Trade | 3.7 | 0.73× | 48 |