Warilla Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 107031143 · Kiama - Shellharbour (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 885
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 20,725
- Per 1,000 residents
- 42.7
- Business growth YoY
- 4.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 851
- Change vs prior year
- +34
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,355
≠ 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): 852.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 471 | 53.2% |
| 1–4 | 297 | 33.6% |
| 5–19 | 93 | 10.5% |
| 20–199 | 19 | 2.1% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,355). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,455 | 56.4% |
| Private company | 890 | 20.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 353 | 8.1% |
| Strata title | 154 | 3.5% |
| Family partnership | 96 | 2.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 89 | 2.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 83 | 1.9% |
| Partnership | 68 | 1.6% |
| Other | 167 | 3.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 262 | 29.6% | 4.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 82 | 9.3% | 7.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 80 | 9.0% | 12.7% |
| Other Services | 67 | 7.6% | 8.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 65 | 7.3% | 25.0% |
| Retail Trade | 56 | 6.3% | -3.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 53 | 6.0% | -10.2% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 46 | 5.2% | 7.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 43 | 4.9% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 36 | 4.1% | 2.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 26 | 2.9% | 4.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 18 | 2.0% | 28.6% |
| Education and Training | 14 | 1.6% | -30.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 13 | 1.5% | -23.5% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 8 | 0.9% | 14.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 7 | 0.8% | -12.5% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 6 | 0.7% | 20.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services25.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance12.7%
- Other Services8.1%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services7.9%
- Accommodation and Food Services7.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale Trade | 0.6 | 0.25× | 13 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.1 | 0.35× | 65 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.0 | 0.40× | 82 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.3 | 0.41× | 26 |
| Education and Training | 0.7 | 0.41× | 14 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.6 | 0.42× | 53 |