Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Lemon Tree Passage and Tanilba Bay
NSW · SA2 106031120 · Port Stephens (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 273
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,065
- Per 1,000 residents
- 38.6
- Business growth YoY
- -4.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 287
- Change vs prior year
- -14
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,085
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes lemon tree passage and tanilba bay), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 177.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 154 | 56.4% |
| 1–4 | 91 | 33.3% |
| 5–19 | 30 | 11.0% |
| 20–199 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,085). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 595 | 54.8% |
| Private company | 207 | 19.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 92 | 8.5% |
| Family partnership | 47 | 4.3% |
| Other incorporated entity | 28 | 2.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 25 | 2.3% |
| Partnership | 21 | 1.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 20 | 1.8% |
| Other | 50 | 4.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 56 | 20.5% | -17.6% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 35 | 12.8% | -2.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 25 | 9.2% | 13.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 22 | 8.1% | 29.4% |
| Retail Trade | 19 | 7.0% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 19 | 7.0% | 11.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 18 | 6.6% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 16 | 5.9% | -5.9% |
| Manufacturing | 13 | 4.8% | -7.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 11 | 4.0% | -21.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 10 | 3.7% | -28.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 9 | 3.3% | -10.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 5 | 1.8% | -16.7% |
| Education and Training | 5 | 1.8% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 1.5% | 33.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 1.1% | — |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 1.1% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance29.4%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing13.6%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services-2.8%
- Construction-17.6%
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 | 1.6 | 0.09× | 11 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 2.5 | 0.31× | 18 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.4 | 0.33× | 10 |
| Construction | 7.9 | 0.44× | 56 |
| Manufacturing | 1.8 | 0.56× | 13 |
| Retail Trade | 2.7 | 0.57× | 19 |