Bathurst Surrounds Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 103011060 · Bathurst (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,082
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,094
- Per 1,000 residents
- 152.5
- Business growth YoY
- 0.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,078
- Change vs prior year
- +4
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area, 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 | 771 | 71.3% |
| 1–4 | 250 | 23.1% |
| 5–19 | 71 | 6.6% |
| 20–199 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 473 | 43.7% | 0.9% |
| Construction | 197 | 18.2% | 1.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 79 | 7.3% | -1.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 61 | 5.6% | -7.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 38 | 3.5% | 2.7% |
| Other Services | 37 | 3.4% | 8.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 35 | 3.2% | 9.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 32 | 3.0% | 10.3% |
| Manufacturing | 25 | 2.3% | -7.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 21 | 1.9% | 5.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 19 | 1.8% | -9.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 18 | 1.7% | -14.3% |
| Retail Trade | 17 | 1.6% | -5.6% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 16 | 1.5% | -5.9% |
| Education and Training | 6 | 0.6% | 100.0% |
| Mining | 5 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services10.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance9.4%
- Other Services8.8%
- Wholesale Trade5.0%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing2.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Trade | 2.4 | 0.52× | 17 |