Wagga Wagga Surrounds Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 113031271 · Wagga Wagga (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,270
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 18,748
- Per 1,000 residents
- 121.1
- Business growth YoY
- 1.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,228
- Change vs prior year
- +42
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,906
≠ 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?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 393.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,450 | 63.9% |
| 1–4 | 634 | 27.9% |
| 5–19 | 152 | 6.7% |
| 20–199 | 31 | 1.4% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,906). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,570 | 40.2% |
| Private company | 600 | 15.4% |
| Family partnership | 587 | 15.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 300 | 7.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 247 | 6.3% |
| Other incorporated entity | 234 | 6.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 107 | 2.7% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 92 | 2.4% |
| Other | 169 | 4.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1,118 | 49.3% | 0.7% |
| Construction | 285 | 12.6% | -3.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 172 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 121 | 5.3% | 3.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 92 | 4.1% | 9.5% |
| Other Services | 74 | 3.3% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 69 | 3.0% | 16.9% |
| Retail Trade | 65 | 2.9% | 1.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 61 | 2.7% | 8.9% |
| Manufacturing | 52 | 2.3% | -1.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 49 | 2.2% | 14.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 42 | 1.9% | -2.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 29 | 1.3% | -9.4% |
| Education and Training | 14 | 0.6% | 16.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 14 | 0.6% | -6.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.2% | 33.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.2% | 33.3% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance16.9%
- Administrative and Support Services14.0%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services9.5%
- Accommodation and Food Services8.9%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services6.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.9 | 0.42× | 92 |
| Education and Training | 0.7 | 0.46× | 14 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.7 | 0.52× | 69 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.7 | 0.57× | 14 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.5 | 0.59× | 29 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.6 | 0.59× | 49 |