Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Berkeley, Lake Heights and Cringila
NSW · SA2 107011545 · Dapto - Port Kembla (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 670
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 14,288
- Per 1,000 residents
- 46.9
- Business growth YoY
- 4.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 644
- Change vs prior year
- +26
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,127
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes berkeley, lake heights and cringila), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 814.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 381 | 56.9% |
| 1–4 | 221 | 33.0% |
| 5–19 | 63 | 9.4% |
| 20–199 | 12 | 1.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,127). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,516 | 61.0% |
| Private company | 879 | 21.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 173 | 4.2% |
| Family partnership | 103 | 2.5% |
| Other incorporated entity | 73 | 1.8% |
| Partnership | 73 | 1.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 66 | 1.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 64 | 1.6% |
| Other | 180 | 4.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 192 | 28.7% | 3.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 87 | 13.0% | 3.6% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 50 | 7.5% | 8.7% |
| Other Services | 49 | 7.3% | 16.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 45 | 6.7% | 2.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 43 | 6.4% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 35 | 5.2% | 16.7% |
| Retail Trade | 34 | 5.1% | -10.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 32 | 4.8% | -8.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 26 | 3.9% | -16.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 19 | 2.8% | -13.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 16 | 2.4% | 60.0% |
| Education and Training | 11 | 1.6% | 10.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 9 | 1.3% | 28.6% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 7 | 1.0% | 16.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.7% | 25.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.6% | 33.3% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.4% | — |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.4% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services16.7%
- Manufacturing16.7%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services8.7%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing3.6%
- Construction3.2%
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 | 3.1 | 0.34× | 45 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.5 | 0.35× | 50 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.1 | 0.35× | 16 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 1.8 | 0.44× | 26 |
| Education and Training | 0.8 | 0.44× | 11 |
| Retail Trade | 2.4 | 0.46× | 34 |