Nowra Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 114011278 · Shoalhaven (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,755
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 23,716
- Per 1,000 residents
- 74.0
- Business growth YoY
- -0.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,756
- Change vs prior year
- -1
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 7,008
≠ 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): 1,089.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 860 | 49.0% |
| 1–4 | 534 | 30.4% |
| 5–19 | 282 | 16.1% |
| 20–199 | 81 | 4.6% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (7,008). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,498 | 49.9% |
| Private company | 1,555 | 22.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 512 | 7.3% |
| Family partnership | 255 | 3.6% |
| Other incorporated entity | 210 | 3.0% |
| Strata title | 190 | 2.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 171 | 2.4% |
| Fixed unit trust | 158 | 2.3% |
| Other | 459 | 6.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 327 | 18.6% | -0.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 208 | 11.9% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 188 | 10.7% | 6.2% |
| Retail Trade | 154 | 8.8% | -9.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 146 | 8.3% | 1.4% |
| Other Services | 131 | 7.5% | -2.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 105 | 6.0% | 1.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 102 | 5.8% | 1.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 99 | 5.6% | -1.0% |
| Manufacturing | 81 | 4.6% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 47 | 2.7% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 45 | 2.6% | 12.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 40 | 2.3% | -7.0% |
| Education and Training | 26 | 1.5% | 13.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 25 | 1.4% | -7.4% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 10 | 0.6% | 11.1% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 9 | 0.5% | 12.5% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 6 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training13.0%
- Wholesale Trade12.5%
- Health Care and Social Assistance6.2%
- Administrative and Support Services1.9%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services1.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.4 | 0.42× | 10 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 6.2 | 0.52× | 146 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.0 | 0.56× | 47 |
| Education and Training | 1.1 | 0.65× | 26 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.9 | 0.65× | 45 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 4.3 | 0.69× | 102 |