Kiama Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 107031138 · Kiama - Shellharbour (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 840
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 9,038
- Per 1,000 residents
- 92.9
- Business growth YoY
- 0.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 833
- Change vs prior year
- +7
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,406
≠ 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): 551.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 472 | 56.2% |
| 1–4 | 276 | 32.9% |
| 5–19 | 74 | 8.8% |
| 20–199 | 22 | 2.6% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,406). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,211 | 40.9% |
| Private company | 1,372 | 25.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 628 | 11.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 251 | 4.6% |
| Family partnership | 211 | 3.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 160 | 3.0% |
| Strata title | 131 | 2.4% |
| Other incorporated entity | 117 | 2.2% |
| Other | 325 | 6.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 146 | 17.4% | -8.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 138 | 16.4% | 5.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 105 | 12.5% | 16.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 101 | 12.0% | -1.9% |
| Retail Trade | 72 | 8.6% | 12.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 54 | 6.4% | -12.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 40 | 4.8% | 5.3% |
| Other Services | 34 | 4.0% | -10.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 28 | 3.3% | 12.0% |
| Education and Training | 25 | 3.0% | 4.2% |
| Manufacturing | 20 | 2.4% | 5.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 17 | 2.0% | -5.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 16 | 1.9% | -5.9% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 15 | 1.8% | -16.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 14 | 1.7% | -6.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 12 | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.4% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services16.7%
- Retail Trade12.5%
- Financial and Insurance Services12.0%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services5.3%
- Administrative and Support Services5.3%
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 | 1.7 | 0.17× | 15 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 1.5 | 0.29× | 14 |