Avoca Beach - Copacabana
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Avoca Beach and Copacabana
NSW · SA2 102011028 · Gosford (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 808
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,578
- Per 1,000 residents
- 106.6
- Business growth YoY
- -0.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 815
- Change vs prior year
- -7
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes avoca beach and copacabana), 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 | 446 | 55.2% |
| 1–4 | 287 | 35.5% |
| 5–19 | 72 | 8.9% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 0.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 194 | 24.0% | -0.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 138 | 17.1% | -8.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 79 | 9.8% | 8.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 78 | 9.7% | -8.2% |
| Retail Trade | 47 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 44 | 5.4% | -8.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 40 | 5.0% | 11.1% |
| Other Services | 33 | 4.1% | -2.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 27 | 3.3% | -12.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 26 | 3.2% | 13.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 21 | 2.6% | 5.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 20 | 2.5% | 11.1% |
| Education and Training | 19 | 2.4% | 35.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 15 | 1.9% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 13 | 1.6% | -23.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 7 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.5% | -20.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.4% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Wholesale Trade13.0%
- Financial and Insurance Services11.1%
- Information Media and Telecommunications11.1%
- Health Care and Social Assistance8.2%
- Retail Trade6.8%
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 | 2.0 | 0.37× | 15 |
| Manufacturing | 1.7 | 0.64× | 13 |