Merewether - The Junction
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Merewether and The Junction
NSW · SA2 111031228 · Newcastle (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,833
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 14,975
- Per 1,000 residents
- 122.4
- Business growth YoY
- 1.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,809
- Change vs prior year
- +24
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,910
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes merewether and the junction), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 658.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,061 | 57.9% |
| 1–4 | 542 | 29.6% |
| 5–19 | 173 | 9.4% |
| 20–199 | 53 | 2.9% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,910). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,215 | 37.5% |
| Private company | 1,614 | 27.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 848 | 14.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 415 | 7.0% |
| Fixed unit trust | 188 | 3.2% |
| Strata title | 141 | 2.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 137 | 2.3% |
| Family partnership | 86 | 1.5% |
| Other | 266 | 4.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 347 | 18.9% | 2.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 338 | 18.4% | 0.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 271 | 14.8% | 6.3% |
| Construction | 225 | 12.3% | -1.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 117 | 6.4% | -1.7% |
| Retail Trade | 87 | 4.7% | -8.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 82 | 4.5% | 6.5% |
| Other Services | 75 | 4.1% | 4.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 68 | 3.7% | -10.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 45 | 2.5% | -6.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 41 | 2.2% | -4.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 33 | 1.8% | 32.0% |
| Education and Training | 30 | 1.6% | 25.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 25 | 1.4% | 13.6% |
| Manufacturing | 25 | 1.4% | -3.8% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 13 | 0.7% | -18.8% |
| Mining | 5 | 0.3% | — |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Wholesale Trade32.0%
- Education and Training25.0%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing13.6%
- Accommodation and Food Services6.5%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services6.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.7 | 0.48× | 41 |
| Manufacturing | 1.7 | 0.65× | 25 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.7 | 0.67× | 25 |