Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Williamtown, Medowie and Karuah
NSW · SA2 106031125 · Port Stephens (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 967
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 17,178
- Per 1,000 residents
- 56.3
- Business growth YoY
- 0.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 961
- Change vs prior year
- +6
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,962
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes williamtown, medowie and karuah), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 455.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 505 | 52.2% |
| 1–4 | 338 | 35.0% |
| 5–19 | 98 | 10.1% |
| 20–199 | 16 | 1.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,962). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,535 | 51.8% |
| Private company | 708 | 23.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 307 | 10.4% |
| Family partnership | 104 | 3.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 86 | 2.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 55 | 1.9% |
| Other incorporated entity | 46 | 1.6% |
| Partnership | 41 | 1.4% |
| Other | 80 | 2.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 268 | 27.7% | 0.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 94 | 9.7% | 3.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 93 | 9.6% | 3.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 67 | 6.9% | 3.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 65 | 6.7% | -3.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 65 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| Other Services | 56 | 5.8% | -9.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 47 | 4.9% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 46 | 4.8% | 21.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 42 | 4.3% | 5.0% |
| Retail Trade | 38 | 3.9% | -9.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 20 | 2.1% | 11.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 20 | 2.1% | -9.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 17 | 1.8% | 6.3% |
| Education and Training | 13 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 5 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.4% | 33.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | -50.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Manufacturing21.1%
- Wholesale Trade11.1%
- Health Care and Social Assistance6.6%
- Accommodation and Food Services5.0%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services3.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.2 | 0.37× | 20 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.9 | 0.42× | 67 |
| Retail Trade | 2.2 | 0.43× | 38 |
| Education and Training | 0.8 | 0.45× | 13 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.2 | 0.45× | 20 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5.4 | 0.52× | 93 |