Shellharbour - Flinders
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Shellharbour and Flinders
NSW · SA2 107031141 · Kiama - Shellharbour (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,321
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 20,964
- Per 1,000 residents
- 63.0
- Business growth YoY
- 5.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,258
- Change vs prior year
- +63
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 7,170
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes shellharbour and flinders), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,127.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 718 | 54.4% |
| 1–4 | 470 | 35.6% |
| 5–19 | 105 | 7.9% |
| 20–199 | 20 | 1.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (7,170). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,375 | 47.1% |
| Private company | 1,870 | 26.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 606 | 8.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 276 | 3.8% |
| Strata title | 215 | 3.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 207 | 2.9% |
| Family partnership | 203 | 2.8% |
| Partnership | 137 | 1.9% |
| Other | 281 | 3.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 329 | 24.9% | 6.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 193 | 14.6% | 4.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 153 | 11.6% | 5.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 117 | 8.9% | 7.3% |
| Other Services | 81 | 6.1% | 30.6% |
| Retail Trade | 76 | 5.8% | 8.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 76 | 5.8% | 13.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 56 | 4.2% | -3.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 55 | 4.2% | -12.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 52 | 3.9% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 31 | 2.3% | 3.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 29 | 2.2% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 25 | 1.9% | -3.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 16 | 1.2% | 6.7% |
| Education and Training | 16 | 1.2% | -27.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 7 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 6 | 0.5% | 20.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services30.6%
- Administrative and Support Services13.4%
- Retail Trade8.6%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services7.3%
- Construction6.1%
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 | 0.8 | 0.28× | 16 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.5 | 0.40× | 52 |
| Education and Training | 0.8 | 0.46× | 16 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.4 | 0.52× | 29 |
| Manufacturing | 1.5 | 0.55× | 31 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 5.6 | 0.60× | 117 |