Wellington Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 105031106 · Dubbo (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 825
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 9,159
- Per 1,000 residents
- 90.1
- Business growth YoY
- 1.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 813
- Change vs prior year
- +12
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,107
≠ 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): 226.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 532 | 64.5% |
| 1–4 | 224 | 27.2% |
| 5–19 | 44 | 5.3% |
| 20–199 | 18 | 2.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,107). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 890 | 42.2% |
| Family partnership | 314 | 14.9% |
| Private company | 299 | 14.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 176 | 8.4% |
| Other incorporated entity | 115 | 5.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 91 | 4.3% |
| Partnership | 84 | 4.0% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 62 | 2.9% |
| Other | 76 | 3.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 403 | 48.8% | 0.0% |
| Construction | 105 | 12.7% | 5.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 45 | 5.5% | 2.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 43 | 5.2% | -12.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 41 | 5.0% | 17.1% |
| Other Services | 36 | 4.4% | 2.9% |
| Retail Trade | 25 | 3.0% | -3.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 25 | 3.0% | -3.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 18 | 2.2% | 20.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 18 | 2.2% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 13 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 12 | 1.5% | 9.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 10 | 1.2% | 25.0% |
| Education and Training | 9 | 1.1% | 12.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 8 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.4% | — |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services17.1%
- Construction5.0%
- Other Services2.9%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services2.3%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing0.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.0 | 0.39× | 18 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.1 | 0.43× | 10 |
| Manufacturing | 1.3 | 0.49× | 12 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.0 | 0.52× | 18 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.5 | 0.58× | 41 |
| Retail Trade | 2.7 | 0.59× | 25 |