Newport - Bilgola
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Newport and Bilgola
NSW · SA2 122021422 · Pittwater (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,843
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,928
- Per 1,000 residents
- 132.3
- Business growth YoY
- 1.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,813
- Change vs prior year
- +30
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,640
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes newport and bilgola), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 509.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,099 | 59.6% |
| 1–4 | 589 | 32.0% |
| 5–19 | 141 | 7.7% |
| 20–199 | 15 | 0.8% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,640). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,828 | 39.4% |
| Private company | 1,344 | 29.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 697 | 15.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 281 | 6.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 120 | 2.6% |
| Family partnership | 80 | 1.7% |
| Partnership | 60 | 1.3% |
| Strata title | 58 | 1.3% |
| Other | 172 | 3.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 453 | 24.6% | 3.7% |
| Construction | 370 | 20.1% | 2.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 191 | 10.4% | 0.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 116 | 6.3% | 2.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 92 | 5.0% | 1.1% |
| Retail Trade | 87 | 4.7% | -11.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 82 | 4.4% | 3.8% |
| Other Services | 66 | 3.6% | 8.2% |
| Manufacturing | 61 | 3.3% | 5.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 59 | 3.2% | 5.4% |
| Education and Training | 58 | 3.1% | 5.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 52 | 2.8% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 48 | 2.6% | 11.6% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 47 | 2.6% | -21.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 40 | 2.2% | 25.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 10 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 8 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing25.0%
- Arts and Recreation Services11.6%
- Other Services8.2%
- Education and Training5.5%
- Wholesale Trade5.4%
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 | 0.29× | 10 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.9 | 0.50× | 40 |