Wangi Wangi - Rathmines Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Wangi Wangi and Rathmines
NSW · SA2 111021220 · Lake Macquarie - West (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 582
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 9,710
- Per 1,000 residents
- 59.9
- Business growth YoY
- 3.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 561
- Change vs prior year
- +21
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 654
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes wangi wangi and rathmines), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 86.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 307 | 52.7% |
| 1–4 | 210 | 36.1% |
| 5–19 | 55 | 9.5% |
| 20–199 | 8 | 1.4% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (654). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 301 | 46.0% |
| Private company | 154 | 23.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 98 | 15.0% |
| Family partnership | 25 | 3.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 16 | 2.4% |
| Other incorporated entity | 15 | 2.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 13 | 2.0% |
| Partnership | 10 | 1.5% |
| Other | 22 | 3.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 150 | 25.8% | 4.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 83 | 14.3% | 1.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 63 | 10.8% | 16.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 35 | 6.0% | -14.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 34 | 5.8% | 21.4% |
| Other Services | 30 | 5.2% | 7.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 28 | 4.8% | -3.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 28 | 4.8% | 12.0% |
| Manufacturing | 25 | 4.3% | -3.8% |
| Retail Trade | 24 | 4.1% | 4.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 24 | 4.1% | 14.3% |
| Education and Training | 18 | 3.1% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 14 | 2.4% | 16.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 9 | 1.5% | -18.2% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 6 | 1.0% | -25.0% |
| Mining | 5 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.5% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services21.4%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services16.7%
- Accommodation and Food Services14.3%
- Financial and Insurance Services12.0%
- Other Services7.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Trade | 2.5 | 0.50× | 24 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.4 | 0.53× | 14 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.9 | 0.54× | 28 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.5 | 0.63× | 24 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.6 | 0.66× | 35 |
| Other Services | 3.1 | 0.68× | 30 |