Dapto - Avondale
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Dapto and Avondale
NSW · SA2 107011131 · Dapto - Port Kembla (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,141
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 24,842
- Per 1,000 residents
- 45.9
- Business growth YoY
- 0.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,135
- Change vs prior year
- +6
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,365
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes dapto and avondale), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,186.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 616 | 54.0% |
| 1–4 | 382 | 33.5% |
| 5–19 | 116 | 10.2% |
| 20–199 | 29 | 2.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,365). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,697 | 58.1% |
| Private company | 1,328 | 20.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 484 | 7.6% |
| Family partnership | 183 | 2.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 142 | 2.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 119 | 1.9% |
| Other incorporated entity | 90 | 1.4% |
| Partnership | 83 | 1.3% |
| Other | 239 | 3.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 311 | 27.3% | -4.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 117 | 10.3% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 115 | 10.1% | 11.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 92 | 8.1% | 2.2% |
| Other Services | 86 | 7.5% | 4.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 71 | 6.2% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 70 | 6.1% | -9.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 63 | 5.5% | 3.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 60 | 5.3% | -4.8% |
| Manufacturing | 37 | 3.2% | 2.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 24 | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 23 | 2.0% | 27.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 21 | 1.8% | 10.5% |
| Education and Training | 20 | 1.8% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 14 | 1.2% | 7.7% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 7 | 0.6% | 40.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 6 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services27.8%
- Health Care and Social Assistance11.7%
- Wholesale Trade10.5%
- Other Services4.9%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing4.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial and Insurance Services | 0.9 | 0.30× | 23 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.0 | 0.31× | 24 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 2.9 | 0.32× | 71 |
| Wholesale Trade | 0.8 | 0.34× | 21 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.6 | 0.41× | 14 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.7 | 0.46× | 117 |