Wollongong - East Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Wollongong and East
NSW · SA2 107041548 · Wollongong (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,890
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 18,274
- Per 1,000 residents
- 158.1
- Business growth YoY
- 1.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,835
- Change vs prior year
- +55
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes wollongong and east), 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 | 1,622 | 56.1% |
| 1–4 | 759 | 26.3% |
| 5–19 | 400 | 13.8% |
| 20–199 | 104 | 3.6% |
| 200+ | 5 | 0.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 494 | 17.1% | 4.9% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 437 | 15.1% | 5.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 364 | 12.6% | 1.4% |
| Construction | 306 | 10.6% | 0.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 197 | 6.8% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 176 | 6.1% | -2.8% |
| Other Services | 172 | 6.0% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 166 | 5.7% | -6.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 127 | 4.4% | 15.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 110 | 3.8% | 4.8% |
| Manufacturing | 89 | 3.1% | 7.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 74 | 2.6% | -10.8% |
| Education and Training | 57 | 2.0% | 9.6% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 54 | 1.9% | -6.9% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 24 | 0.8% | 4.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 15 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 14 | 0.5% | 16.7% |
| Mining | 5 | 0.2% | 66.7% |
| Currently Unknown | 5 | 0.2% | -16.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.1% | -20.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing15.5%
- Education and Training9.6%
- Manufacturing7.2%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services5.3%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services4.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.8 | 0.49× | 15 |