St Georges Basin - Erowal Bay
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes St Georges Basin and Erowal Bay
NSW · SA2 114011279 · Shoalhaven (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 653
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 15,444
- Per 1,000 residents
- 42.3
- Business growth YoY
- 0.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 647
- Change vs prior year
- +6
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 10,393
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes st georges basin and erowal bay), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,500.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 362 | 55.4% |
| 1–4 | 234 | 35.8% |
| 5–19 | 37 | 5.7% |
| 20–199 | 3 | 0.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (10,393). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 5,552 | 53.4% |
| Private company | 1,929 | 18.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 899 | 8.7% |
| Family partnership | 614 | 5.9% |
| Other incorporated entity | 238 | 2.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 234 | 2.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 232 | 2.2% |
| Partnership | 185 | 1.8% |
| Other | 510 | 4.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 234 | 35.8% | -3.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 56 | 8.6% | 12.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 54 | 8.3% | 1.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 53 | 8.1% | 15.2% |
| Other Services | 43 | 6.6% | 2.4% |
| Retail Trade | 40 | 6.1% | 5.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 36 | 5.5% | 0.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 36 | 5.5% | -2.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 32 | 4.9% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 21 | 3.2% | 16.7% |
| Education and Training | 14 | 2.1% | 7.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 9 | 1.4% | -10.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 8 | 1.2% | -20.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 4 | 0.6% | -42.9% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.6% | 33.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Manufacturing16.7%
- Health Care and Social Assistance15.2%
- Administrative and Support Services12.0%
- Retail Trade5.3%
- Other Services2.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 2.3 | 0.26× | 36 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.5 | 0.36× | 54 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.1 | 0.37× | 32 |
| Manufacturing | 1.4 | 0.49× | 21 |
| Retail Trade | 2.6 | 0.51× | 40 |
| Education and Training | 0.9 | 0.53× | 14 |