Wagga Wagga - East Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Wagga Wagga and East
NSW · SA2 113031267 · Wagga Wagga (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,539
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 17,035
- Per 1,000 residents
- 90.3
- Business growth YoY
- 1.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,524
- Change vs prior year
- +15
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes wagga wagga and east), 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 | 872 | 56.7% |
| 1–4 | 414 | 26.9% |
| 5–19 | 180 | 11.7% |
| 20–199 | 65 | 4.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 411 | 26.7% | 1.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 190 | 12.3% | 0.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 135 | 8.8% | 8.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 100 | 6.5% | -2.0% |
| Other Services | 96 | 6.2% | 2.1% |
| Retail Trade | 93 | 6.0% | 5.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 90 | 5.8% | -10.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 84 | 5.5% | -1.2% |
| Manufacturing | 78 | 5.1% | -4.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 56 | 3.6% | 21.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 48 | 3.1% | -4.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 45 | 2.9% | 9.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 42 | 2.7% | 5.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 32 | 2.1% | 10.3% |
| Education and Training | 19 | 1.2% | -24.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 8 | 0.5% | -20.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | -25.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | -25.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services21.7%
- Arts and Recreation Services10.3%
- Accommodation and Food Services9.8%
- Health Care and Social Assistance8.0%
- Retail Trade5.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.9 | 0.44× | 84 |
| Education and Training | 1.1 | 0.67× | 19 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.6 | 0.74× | 45 |