Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Thirroul, Austinmer and Coalcliff
NSW · SA2 107041148 · Wollongong (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,190
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,148
- Per 1,000 residents
- 98.0
- Business growth YoY
- 2.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,163
- Change vs prior year
- +27
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,169
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes thirroul, austinmer and coalcliff), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 505.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 685 | 57.6% |
| 1–4 | 372 | 31.3% |
| 5–19 | 118 | 9.9% |
| 20–199 | 16 | 1.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,169). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,937 | 46.5% |
| Private company | 1,075 | 25.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 409 | 9.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 225 | 5.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 117 | 2.8% |
| Strata title | 77 | 1.8% |
| Family partnership | 71 | 1.7% |
| Fixed unit trust | 68 | 1.6% |
| Other | 190 | 4.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 264 | 22.2% | 7.3% |
| Construction | 200 | 16.8% | -1.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 181 | 15.2% | 13.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 102 | 8.6% | 2.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 59 | 5.0% | 18.0% |
| Retail Trade | 55 | 4.6% | -9.8% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 55 | 4.6% | 3.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 49 | 4.1% | 2.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 48 | 4.0% | -11.1% |
| Other Services | 43 | 3.6% | -10.4% |
| Manufacturing | 27 | 2.3% | 8.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 26 | 2.2% | 4.0% |
| Education and Training | 23 | 1.9% | -14.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 22 | 1.8% | -4.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 16 | 1.3% | -5.9% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 12 | 1.0% | -14.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.4% | 66.7% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services18.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance13.1%
- Manufacturing8.0%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services7.3%
- Information Media and Telecommunications4.0%
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 | 1.0 | 0.23× | 12 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 1.8 | 0.34× | 22 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.3 | 0.57× | 16 |