Kiama Hinterland - Gerringong Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Kiama Hinterland and Gerringong
NSW · SA2 107031140 · Kiama - Shellharbour (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 915
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 8,121
- Per 1,000 residents
- 112.7
- Business growth YoY
- 3.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 888
- Change vs prior year
- +27
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,054
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes kiama hinterland and gerringong), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 205.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 548 | 59.9% |
| 1–4 | 266 | 29.1% |
| 5–19 | 84 | 9.2% |
| 20–199 | 18 | 2.0% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.3% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,054). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 851 | 41.4% |
| Private company | 530 | 25.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 222 | 10.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 106 | 5.2% |
| Family partnership | 96 | 4.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 65 | 3.2% |
| Other incorporated entity | 42 | 2.0% |
| Fixed unit trust | 39 | 1.9% |
| Other | 103 | 5.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 215 | 23.5% | 6.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 119 | 13.0% | -7.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 102 | 11.1% | 2.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 101 | 11.0% | 6.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 64 | 7.0% | 12.3% |
| Retail Trade | 50 | 5.5% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 48 | 5.2% | 2.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 44 | 4.8% | 7.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 30 | 3.3% | 15.4% |
| Other Services | 28 | 3.1% | -6.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 20 | 2.2% | 5.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 20 | 2.2% | 5.3% |
| Manufacturing | 19 | 2.1% | -13.6% |
| Education and Training | 18 | 2.0% | 12.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 17 | 1.9% | 6.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 17 | 1.9% | 6.3% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services15.4%
- Health Care and Social Assistance12.3%
- Administrative and Support Services7.3%
- Construction6.4%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing6.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.5 | 0.46× | 20 |