Wallsend - Elermore Vale
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Wallsend and Elermore Vale
NSW · SA2 111031233 · Newcastle (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,127
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 21,955
- Per 1,000 residents
- 51.3
- Business growth YoY
- 1.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,112
- Change vs prior year
- +15
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 9,173
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes wallsend and elermore vale), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,846.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 655 | 58.1% |
| 1–4 | 342 | 30.3% |
| 5–19 | 103 | 9.1% |
| 20–199 | 31 | 2.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (9,173). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 5,707 | 62.2% |
| Private company | 1,797 | 19.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 623 | 6.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 202 | 2.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 146 | 1.6% |
| Strata title | 143 | 1.6% |
| Other incorporated entity | 141 | 1.5% |
| Family partnership | 126 | 1.4% |
| Other | 288 | 3.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 235 | 20.9% | 1.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 154 | 13.7% | 5.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 140 | 12.4% | 5.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 125 | 11.1% | -2.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 80 | 7.1% | 5.3% |
| Retail Trade | 75 | 6.7% | -5.1% |
| Other Services | 67 | 5.9% | 3.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 66 | 5.9% | -2.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 48 | 4.3% | -9.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 29 | 2.6% | -3.3% |
| Manufacturing | 26 | 2.3% | 18.2% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 21 | 1.9% | -4.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 19 | 1.7% | 11.8% |
| Education and Training | 19 | 1.7% | -24.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 10 | 0.9% | 100.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 5 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.4% | 25.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Manufacturing18.2%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing5.5%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services5.3%
- Administrative and Support Services5.3%
- Other Services3.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.0 | 0.33× | 66 |
| Wholesale Trade | 0.9 | 0.33× | 19 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.3 | 0.41× | 29 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.5 | 0.42× | 10 |
| Manufacturing | 1.2 | 0.44× | 26 |
| Education and Training | 0.9 | 0.53× | 19 |