Brunswick Heads - Ocean Shores Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Brunswick Heads and Ocean Shores
NSW · SA2 112011239 · Richmond Valley - Coastal (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,071
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 9,765
- Per 1,000 residents
- 109.7
- Business growth YoY
- 1.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,052
- Change vs prior year
- +19
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,701
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes brunswick heads and ocean shores), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 775.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 683 | 63.8% |
| 1–4 | 280 | 26.1% |
| 5–19 | 92 | 8.6% |
| 20–199 | 23 | 2.1% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,701). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,486 | 61.1% |
| Private company | 942 | 16.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 289 | 5.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 206 | 3.6% |
| Family partnership | 194 | 3.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 154 | 2.7% |
| Other incorporated entity | 99 | 1.7% |
| Partnership | 95 | 1.7% |
| Other | 236 | 4.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 238 | 22.2% | 3.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 156 | 14.6% | -3.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 100 | 9.3% | 7.5% |
| Retail Trade | 84 | 7.8% | 13.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 80 | 7.5% | -5.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 68 | 6.3% | 7.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 46 | 4.3% | -6.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 42 | 3.9% | 7.7% |
| Manufacturing | 40 | 3.7% | -7.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 38 | 3.5% | -9.5% |
| Other Services | 38 | 3.5% | 15.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 29 | 2.7% | 3.6% |
| Education and Training | 28 | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 27 | 2.5% | 3.8% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 23 | 2.1% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 22 | 2.1% | 4.8% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.5% | 25.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.4% | 33.3% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services15.2%
- Retail Trade13.5%
- Accommodation and Food Services7.9%
- Arts and Recreation Services7.7%
- Health Care and Social Assistance7.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 2.8 | 0.42× | 27 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.9 | 0.72× | 38 |