Wagga Wagga - West Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Wagga Wagga and West
NSW · SA2 113031270 · Wagga Wagga (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,850
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 11,596
- Per 1,000 residents
- 159.5
- Business growth YoY
- -1.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,870
- Change vs prior year
- -20
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 30
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes wagga wagga and west), 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.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 975 | 52.7% |
| 1–4 | 463 | 25.0% |
| 5–19 | 316 | 17.1% |
| 20–199 | 91 | 4.9% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.3% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (30). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 13 | 43.3% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 6 | 20.0% |
| Commonwealth government entity | 4 | 13.3% |
| Private company | 3 | 10.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 3 | 10.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 1 | 3.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 277 | 15.0% | 5.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 231 | 12.5% | 5.0% |
| Construction | 216 | 11.7% | -4.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 166 | 9.0% | 1.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 156 | 8.4% | -4.9% |
| Other Services | 150 | 8.1% | 0.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 119 | 6.4% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 112 | 6.1% | -2.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 96 | 5.2% | -13.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 77 | 4.2% | -7.2% |
| Manufacturing | 72 | 3.9% | 7.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 53 | 2.9% | -13.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 51 | 2.8% | -12.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 28 | 1.5% | -6.7% |
| Education and Training | 24 | 1.3% | 33.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 11 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.2% | -20.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.2% | -20.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training33.3%
- Manufacturing7.5%
- Health Care and Social Assistance5.7%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services5.0%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services1.8%