Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Woonona, Bulli and Russell Vale
NSW · SA2 107041150 · Wollongong (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,394
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 20,974
- Per 1,000 residents
- 66.5
- Business growth YoY
- 4.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,333
- Change vs prior year
- +61
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,498
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes woonona, bulli and russell vale), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 768.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 792 | 56.8% |
| 1–4 | 461 | 33.1% |
| 5–19 | 123 | 8.8% |
| 20–199 | 26 | 1.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,498). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,668 | 48.5% |
| Private company | 1,322 | 24.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 529 | 9.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 262 | 4.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 148 | 2.7% |
| Strata title | 137 | 2.5% |
| Family partnership | 96 | 1.7% |
| Other incorporated entity | 81 | 1.5% |
| Other | 255 | 4.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 333 | 23.9% | 7.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 264 | 18.9% | 8.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 168 | 12.1% | 12.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 118 | 8.5% | 10.3% |
| Retail Trade | 70 | 5.0% | -6.7% |
| Other Services | 66 | 4.7% | 3.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 62 | 4.4% | 1.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 53 | 3.8% | 17.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 42 | 3.0% | -14.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 40 | 2.9% | -2.4% |
| Manufacturing | 38 | 2.7% | -7.3% |
| Education and Training | 38 | 2.7% | -2.6% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 30 | 2.2% | -11.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 29 | 2.1% | -3.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 19 | 1.4% | 5.6% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 14 | 1.0% | 7.7% |
| Mining | 6 | 0.4% | 20.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.3% | 33.3% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services17.8%
- Health Care and Social Assistance12.0%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services10.3%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services8.2%
- Construction7.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.7 | 0.26× | 14 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 1.9 | 0.31× | 40 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.4 | 0.51× | 29 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.0 | 0.54× | 42 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 5.6 | 0.59× | 118 |
| Retail Trade | 3.3 | 0.62× | 70 |