Waratah - North Lambton
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Waratah and North Lambton
NSW · SA2 111031234 · Newcastle (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 642
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,151
- Per 1,000 residents
- 48.8
- Business growth YoY
- 1.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 632
- Change vs prior year
- +10
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,320
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes waratah and north lambton), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 523.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 375 | 58.4% |
| 1–4 | 189 | 29.4% |
| 5–19 | 59 | 9.2% |
| 20–199 | 12 | 1.9% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.9% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,320). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,570 | 67.7% |
| Private company | 361 | 15.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 105 | 4.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 48 | 2.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 43 | 1.9% |
| Strata title | 43 | 1.9% |
| Family partnership | 38 | 1.6% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 31 | 1.3% |
| Other | 81 | 3.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 140 | 21.8% | 10.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 89 | 13.9% | 0.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 86 | 13.4% | 14.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 74 | 11.5% | -5.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 40 | 6.2% | 21.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 39 | 6.1% | -2.5% |
| Other Services | 39 | 6.1% | -18.8% |
| Retail Trade | 31 | 4.8% | -18.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 26 | 4.0% | -10.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 16 | 2.5% | 100.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 16 | 2.5% | -5.9% |
| Education and Training | 13 | 2.0% | -13.3% |
| Manufacturing | 9 | 1.4% | 12.5% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 9 | 1.4% | 28.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 5 | 0.8% | -44.4% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 4 | 0.6% | -20.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services21.2%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing14.7%
- Construction10.2%
- Health Care and Social Assistance0.0%
- Administrative and Support Services-2.5%
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 | 0.34× | 40 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.2 | 0.38× | 16 |
| Retail Trade | 2.4 | 0.46× | 31 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.0 | 0.52× | 26 |
| Education and Training | 1.0 | 0.56× | 13 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5.6 | 0.56× | 74 |