Helensburgh Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 107041147 · Wollongong (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 767
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 9,174
- Per 1,000 residents
- 83.6
- Business growth YoY
- -1.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 776
- Change vs prior year
- -9
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,707
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area, not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 323.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 410 | 53.5% |
| 1–4 | 276 | 36.0% |
| 5–19 | 70 | 9.1% |
| 20–199 | 9 | 1.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,707). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,325 | 48.9% |
| Private company | 681 | 25.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 260 | 9.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 86 | 3.2% |
| Family partnership | 66 | 2.4% |
| Strata title | 65 | 2.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 59 | 2.2% |
| Other incorporated entity | 47 | 1.7% |
| Other | 118 | 4.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 229 | 29.9% | -1.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 136 | 17.7% | -1.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 53 | 6.9% | 1.9% |
| Other Services | 49 | 6.4% | 4.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 47 | 6.1% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 45 | 5.9% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 31 | 4.0% | -11.4% |
| Manufacturing | 30 | 3.9% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 27 | 3.5% | -3.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 25 | 3.3% | 13.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 20 | 2.6% | -4.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 17 | 2.2% | 13.3% |
| Education and Training | 16 | 2.1% | -15.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 15 | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 12 | 1.6% | -7.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 9 | 1.2% | -10.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.4% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services13.6%
- Other Services4.3%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services1.9%
- Administrative and Support Services0.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance0.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.2 | 0.41× | 20 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.6 | 0.67× | 15 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 5.8 | 0.71× | 53 |
| Retail Trade | 3.4 | 0.72× | 31 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.9 | 0.72× | 17 |