Shellharbour - Oak Flats Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Shellharbour and Oak Flats
NSW · SA2 107031142 · Kiama - Shellharbour (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 812
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 11,007
- Per 1,000 residents
- 73.8
- Business growth YoY
- 0.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 809
- Change vs prior year
- +3
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes shellharbour and oak flats), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 417 | 51.4% |
| 1–4 | 264 | 32.5% |
| 5–19 | 112 | 13.8% |
| 20–199 | 22 | 2.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 202 | 24.9% | -4.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 83 | 10.2% | -3.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 79 | 9.7% | -2.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 78 | 9.6% | 6.8% |
| Other Services | 64 | 7.9% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 63 | 7.8% | 3.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 42 | 5.2% | -2.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 40 | 4.9% | -9.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 40 | 4.9% | 17.6% |
| Manufacturing | 28 | 3.4% | 3.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 28 | 3.4% | 16.7% |
| Education and Training | 16 | 2.0% | 23.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 16 | 2.0% | -20.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 15 | 1.8% | -11.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 10 | 1.2% | 66.7% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.6% | 25.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.4% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services17.6%
- Financial and Insurance Services16.7%
- Health Care and Social Assistance6.8%
- Manufacturing3.7%
- Retail Trade3.3%
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 | 0.9 | 0.12× | 10 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.4 | 0.52× | 15 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.6 | 0.66× | 40 |