Lambton - New Lambton
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Lambton and New Lambton
NSW · SA2 111031225 · Newcastle (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,500
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 17,852
- Per 1,000 residents
- 84.0
- Business growth YoY
- 4.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,439
- Change vs prior year
- +61
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 7,400
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes lambton and new lambton), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,283.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 871 | 58.1% |
| 1–4 | 432 | 28.8% |
| 5–19 | 165 | 11.0% |
| 20–199 | 29 | 1.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (7,400). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 4,186 | 56.6% |
| Private company | 1,536 | 20.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 588 | 7.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 264 | 3.6% |
| Strata title | 139 | 1.9% |
| Fixed unit trust | 130 | 1.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 130 | 1.8% |
| Other incorporated entity | 113 | 1.5% |
| Other | 314 | 4.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 360 | 24.0% | 9.1% |
| Construction | 215 | 14.3% | -1.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 193 | 12.9% | 1.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 147 | 9.8% | -3.3% |
| Other Services | 83 | 5.5% | 6.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 81 | 5.4% | 12.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 65 | 4.3% | 16.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 61 | 4.1% | 8.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 61 | 4.1% | -7.6% |
| Retail Trade | 60 | 4.0% | -1.6% |
| Manufacturing | 50 | 3.3% | 2.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 35 | 2.3% | -5.4% |
| Education and Training | 27 | 1.8% | 12.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 22 | 1.5% | 22.2% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 13 | 0.9% | 8.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 13 | 0.9% | 44.4% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 7 | 0.5% | 16.7% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Arts and Recreation Services22.2%
- Administrative and Support Services16.1%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing12.5%
- Education and Training12.5%
- Health Care and Social Assistance9.1%
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 | 0.7 | 0.30× | 13 |
| Retail Trade | 3.4 | 0.64× | 60 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.7 | 0.66× | 13 |
| Construction | 12.0 | 0.73× | 215 |
| Wholesale Trade | 2.0 | 0.74× | 35 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 4.5 | 0.75× | 81 |