Balgownie - Fairy Meadow
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Balgownie and Fairy Meadow
NSW · SA2 107041144 · Wollongong (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,581
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 22,303
- Per 1,000 residents
- 70.9
- Business growth YoY
- -1.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,600
- Change vs prior year
- -19
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,925
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes balgownie and fairy meadow), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 721.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 954 | 60.3% |
| 1–4 | 452 | 28.6% |
| 5–19 | 133 | 8.4% |
| 20–199 | 32 | 2.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,925). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,425 | 49.2% |
| Private company | 1,184 | 24.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 414 | 8.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 228 | 4.6% |
| Strata title | 142 | 2.9% |
| Family partnership | 121 | 2.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 101 | 2.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 74 | 1.5% |
| Other | 236 | 4.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 311 | 19.7% | -3.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 223 | 14.1% | 0.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 189 | 12.0% | 1.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 168 | 10.6% | 7.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 120 | 7.6% | -2.4% |
| Retail Trade | 105 | 6.6% | 4.0% |
| Other Services | 95 | 6.0% | -15.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 69 | 4.4% | 1.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 66 | 4.2% | 1.5% |
| Manufacturing | 61 | 3.9% | 8.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 52 | 3.3% | -13.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 33 | 2.1% | -5.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 26 | 1.6% | -16.1% |
| Education and Training | 23 | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 16 | 1.0% | -11.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 11 | 0.7% | -8.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 7 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | — |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Manufacturing8.9%
- Health Care and Social Assistance7.7%
- Retail Trade4.0%
- Accommodation and Food Services1.5%
- Financial and Insurance Services1.5%
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 | 0.5 | 0.24× | 11 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.5 | 0.52× | 33 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.3 | 0.52× | 52 |
| Education and Training | 1.0 | 0.61× | 23 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.7 | 0.69× | 16 |