Bathurst - South Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Bathurst and South
NSW · SA2 103011612 · Bathurst (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,140
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 10,483
- Per 1,000 residents
- 108.7
- Business growth YoY
- 0.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,139
- Change vs prior year
- +1
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes bathurst and south), 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 | 573 | 50.3% |
| 1–4 | 350 | 30.7% |
| 5–19 | 169 | 14.8% |
| 20–199 | 48 | 4.2% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 177 | 15.5% | 8.6% |
| Construction | 140 | 12.3% | 6.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 127 | 11.1% | -5.9% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 117 | 10.3% | -6.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 106 | 9.3% | 9.3% |
| Other Services | 101 | 8.9% | 3.1% |
| Retail Trade | 78 | 6.8% | -7.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 55 | 4.8% | 3.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 51 | 4.5% | -16.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 47 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| Manufacturing | 33 | 2.9% | 3.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 30 | 2.6% | -3.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 24 | 2.1% | -4.0% |
| Education and Training | 21 | 1.8% | 5.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 18 | 1.6% | 5.9% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 9 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 6 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services9.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance8.6%
- Financial and Insurance Services6.8%
- Construction6.1%
- Education and Training5.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.9 | 0.74× | 30 |