Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Narrabeen and Wheeler Heights
NSW · SA2 122031697 · Warringah (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,118
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 11,297
- Per 1,000 residents
- 99.0
- Business growth YoY
- 0.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,111
- Change vs prior year
- +7
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 7,720
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes narrabeen and wheeler heights), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 932.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 655 | 58.6% |
| 1–4 | 361 | 32.3% |
| 5–19 | 88 | 7.9% |
| 20–199 | 16 | 1.4% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (7,720). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,542 | 45.9% |
| Private company | 2,061 | 26.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 893 | 11.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 407 | 5.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 177 | 2.3% |
| Family partnership | 127 | 1.6% |
| Fixed unit trust | 98 | 1.3% |
| Partnership | 94 | 1.2% |
| Other | 321 | 4.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 265 | 23.7% | 0.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 199 | 17.8% | 7.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 115 | 10.3% | 7.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 76 | 6.8% | -1.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 61 | 5.5% | 1.7% |
| Retail Trade | 55 | 4.9% | -19.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 52 | 4.7% | 15.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 50 | 4.5% | 6.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 50 | 4.5% | 6.4% |
| Other Services | 50 | 4.5% | -9.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 39 | 3.5% | -4.9% |
| Manufacturing | 30 | 2.7% | -3.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 22 | 2.0% | -15.4% |
| Education and Training | 19 | 1.7% | -5.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 13 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 8 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 8 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services15.6%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services7.5%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services7.0%
- Accommodation and Food Services6.4%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing6.4%