Wagga Wagga - South Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Wagga Wagga and South
NSW · SA2 113031269 · Wagga Wagga (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,127
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 23,259
- Per 1,000 residents
- 48.5
- Business growth YoY
- 3.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,093
- Change vs prior year
- +34
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 16,355
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes wagga wagga and south), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 2,085.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 688 | 61.0% |
| 1–4 | 327 | 29.0% |
| 5–19 | 86 | 7.6% |
| 20–199 | 25 | 2.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (16,355). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 7,344 | 44.9% |
| Private company | 3,461 | 21.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,672 | 10.2% |
| Family partnership | 964 | 5.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 651 | 4.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 521 | 3.2% |
| Other incorporated entity | 430 | 2.6% |
| Fixed unit trust | 328 | 2.0% |
| Other | 984 | 6.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 261 | 23.2% | -4.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 138 | 12.2% | 20.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 126 | 11.2% | 9.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 101 | 9.0% | 5.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 86 | 7.6% | 1.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 70 | 6.2% | 7.7% |
| Other Services | 69 | 6.1% | 7.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 58 | 5.1% | -1.7% |
| Retail Trade | 55 | 4.9% | -5.2% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 40 | 3.5% | -11.1% |
| Manufacturing | 31 | 2.8% | -16.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 30 | 2.7% | 25.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 17 | 1.5% | -15.0% |
| Education and Training | 15 | 1.3% | 15.4% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 11 | 1.0% | 10.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 7 | 0.6% | 16.7% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 6 | 0.5% | 100.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services25.0%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing20.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance9.6%
- Other Services7.8%
- Administrative and Support Services7.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale Trade | 0.7 | 0.29× | 17 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.5 | 0.35× | 11 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.7 | 0.35× | 86 |
| Education and Training | 0.6 | 0.40× | 15 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.3 | 0.41× | 30 |
| Retail Trade | 2.4 | 0.46× | 55 |