Valentine - Eleebana Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Valentine and Eleebana
NSW · SA2 111011213 · Lake Macquarie - East (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 894
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,537
- Per 1,000 residents
- 71.3
- Business growth YoY
- 2.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 874
- Change vs prior year
- +20
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes valentine and eleebana), 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 | 509 | 56.9% |
| 1–4 | 304 | 34.0% |
| 5–19 | 64 | 7.2% |
| 20–199 | 12 | 1.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 207 | 23.2% | 1.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 161 | 18.0% | 11.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 127 | 14.2% | 5.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 102 | 11.4% | -3.8% |
| Retail Trade | 46 | 5.1% | -11.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 40 | 4.5% | 11.1% |
| Other Services | 36 | 4.0% | 24.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 30 | 3.4% | 7.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 26 | 2.9% | 13.0% |
| Manufacturing | 22 | 2.5% | -8.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 20 | 2.2% | -9.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 20 | 2.2% | -4.8% |
| Education and Training | 19 | 2.1% | -13.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 18 | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 7 | 0.8% | -12.5% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 6 | 0.7% | -25.0% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.4% | -33.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services24.1%
- Administrative and Support Services13.0%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services11.8%
- Financial and Insurance Services11.1%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing7.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.4 | 0.39× | 18 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.4 | 0.42× | 30 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.1 | 0.51× | 26 |
| Manufacturing | 1.8 | 0.62× | 22 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.6 | 0.62× | 20 |
| Other Services | 2.9 | 0.63× | 36 |