Wamberal - Forresters Beach
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Wamberal and Forresters Beach
NSW · SA2 102011041 · Gosford (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,175
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 10,897
- Per 1,000 residents
- 107.8
- Business growth YoY
- 6.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,101
- Change vs prior year
- +74
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes wamberal and forresters beach), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 688 | 58.6% |
| 1–4 | 380 | 32.3% |
| 5–19 | 84 | 7.1% |
| 20–199 | 15 | 1.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 305 | 26.0% | 8.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 179 | 15.2% | 2.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 144 | 12.3% | 16.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 112 | 9.5% | 3.7% |
| Retail Trade | 67 | 5.7% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 53 | 4.5% | 20.5% |
| Other Services | 49 | 4.2% | -3.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 47 | 4.0% | -6.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 42 | 3.6% | 23.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 41 | 3.5% | 17.1% |
| Manufacturing | 32 | 2.7% | 14.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 31 | 2.6% | -13.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 30 | 2.6% | 3.4% |
| Education and Training | 15 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 11 | 0.9% | 57.1% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 11 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing23.5%
- Financial and Insurance Services20.5%
- Accommodation and Food Services17.1%
- Health Care and Social Assistance16.1%
- Manufacturing14.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.0 | 0.22× | 11 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.9 | 0.72× | 42 |