Avalon - Palm Beach
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Avalon and Palm Beach
NSW · SA2 122021420 · Pittwater (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,869
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,161
- Per 1,000 residents
- 142.0
- Business growth YoY
- -1.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,887
- Change vs prior year
- -18
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 8,645
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes avalon and palm beach), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 809.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,080 | 57.8% |
| 1–4 | 614 | 32.9% |
| 5–19 | 138 | 7.4% |
| 20–199 | 33 | 1.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (8,645). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,322 | 38.4% |
| Private company | 2,628 | 30.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,346 | 15.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 566 | 6.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 185 | 2.1% |
| Family partnership | 134 | 1.6% |
| Fixed unit trust | 111 | 1.3% |
| Partnership | 96 | 1.1% |
| Other | 257 | 3.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 458 | 24.5% | 1.8% |
| Construction | 335 | 17.9% | 0.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 204 | 10.9% | -4.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 120 | 6.4% | -7.7% |
| Retail Trade | 110 | 5.9% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 97 | 5.2% | 3.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 92 | 4.9% | 7.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 63 | 3.4% | -6.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 63 | 3.4% | -16.0% |
| Other Services | 61 | 3.3% | 24.5% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 60 | 3.2% | -9.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 57 | 3.0% | -1.7% |
| Manufacturing | 50 | 2.7% | -3.8% |
| Education and Training | 39 | 2.1% | 11.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 27 | 1.4% | -18.2% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 23 | 1.2% | -14.8% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 6 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.2% | 33.3% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services24.5%
- Education and Training11.4%
- Administrative and Support Services7.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance3.2%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services1.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.1 | 0.36× | 27 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.7 | 0.67× | 23 |