Nelson Bay Peninsula
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 106031121 · Port Stephens (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,783
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 22,156
- Per 1,000 residents
- 80.5
- Business growth YoY
- 1.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,749
- Change vs prior year
- +34
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,011
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area, not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 691.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,001 | 56.1% |
| 1–4 | 527 | 29.6% |
| 5–19 | 201 | 11.3% |
| 20–199 | 52 | 2.9% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,011). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,471 | 41.1% |
| Private company | 1,382 | 23.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 767 | 12.8% |
| Strata title | 470 | 7.8% |
| Family partnership | 205 | 3.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 196 | 3.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 131 | 2.2% |
| Other incorporated entity | 105 | 1.7% |
| Other | 284 | 4.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 319 | 17.9% | 0.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 258 | 14.5% | 0.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 229 | 12.8% | 0.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 142 | 8.0% | 12.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 126 | 7.1% | -0.8% |
| Retail Trade | 119 | 6.7% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 105 | 5.9% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 91 | 5.1% | -11.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 82 | 4.6% | 10.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 76 | 4.3% | -1.3% |
| Manufacturing | 67 | 3.8% | 6.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 40 | 2.2% | -2.4% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 36 | 2.0% | 44.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 32 | 1.8% | 6.7% |
| Education and Training | 31 | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 15 | 0.8% | 15.4% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.2% | -42.9% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | — |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Arts and Recreation Services44.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance12.7%
- Financial and Insurance Services10.8%
- Wholesale Trade6.7%
- Manufacturing6.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale Trade | 1.4 | 0.50× | 32 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.4 | 0.56× | 76 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.7 | 0.67× | 15 |