Merimbula - Tura Beach
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Merimbula and Tura Beach
NSW · SA2 101041025 · South Coast (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,068
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 11,719
- Per 1,000 residents
- 91.1
- Business growth YoY
- -1.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,081
- Change vs prior year
- -13
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,650
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes merimbula and tura 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): 327.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 520 | 48.7% |
| 1–4 | 370 | 34.6% |
| 5–19 | 138 | 12.9% |
| 20–199 | 26 | 2.4% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,650). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,501 | 41.1% |
| Private company | 722 | 19.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 441 | 12.1% |
| Family partnership | 198 | 5.4% |
| Strata title | 188 | 5.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 160 | 4.4% |
| Other incorporated entity | 123 | 3.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 90 | 2.5% |
| Other | 227 | 6.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 247 | 23.1% | 1.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 106 | 9.9% | 3.9% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 105 | 9.8% | -4.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 94 | 8.8% | -6.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 85 | 8.0% | 3.7% |
| Retail Trade | 84 | 7.9% | -3.4% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 68 | 6.4% | -2.9% |
| Other Services | 67 | 6.3% | -2.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 58 | 5.4% | 5.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 36 | 3.4% | 2.9% |
| Manufacturing | 35 | 3.3% | -12.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 32 | 3.0% | -5.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 16 | 1.5% | -11.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 12 | 1.1% | -7.7% |
| Education and Training | 8 | 0.7% | -11.1% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services5.5%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services3.9%
- Health Care and Social Assistance3.7%
- Financial and Insurance Services2.9%
- Construction1.2%
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 | 2.7 | 0.51× | 32 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.4 | 0.57× | 16 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 1.0 | 0.70× | 12 |