Bathurst - East Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Bathurst and East
NSW · SA2 103011059 · Bathurst (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 858
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,565
- Per 1,000 residents
- 63.3
- Business growth YoY
- 1.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 845
- Change vs prior year
- +13
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes bathurst and east), 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 | 490 | 57.1% |
| 1–4 | 240 | 28.0% |
| 5–19 | 111 | 12.9% |
| 20–199 | 25 | 2.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 246 | 28.7% | -0.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 86 | 10.0% | 8.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 82 | 9.6% | 13.9% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 70 | 8.2% | -2.8% |
| Other Services | 65 | 7.6% | -1.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 61 | 7.1% | -7.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 48 | 5.6% | 4.3% |
| Retail Trade | 42 | 4.9% | -2.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 40 | 4.7% | 29.0% |
| Manufacturing | 35 | 4.1% | 6.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 26 | 3.0% | 4.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 14 | 1.6% | -22.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 14 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 10 | 1.2% | 11.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 9 | 1.0% | -18.2% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.5% | 33.3% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance29.0%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services13.9%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing8.9%
- Manufacturing6.1%
- Administrative and Support Services4.3%
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 | 1.0 | 0.34× | 14 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.0 | 0.40× | 14 |
| Education and Training | 0.7 | 0.43× | 10 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.5 | 0.46× | 61 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.9 | 0.48× | 40 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.9 | 0.52× | 26 |