Beresfield - Hexham Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Beresfield and Hexham
NSW · SA2 111031223 · Newcastle (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 743
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 8,732
- Per 1,000 residents
- 85.1
- Business growth YoY
- 8.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 688
- Change vs prior year
- +55
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes beresfield and hexham), 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 | 396 | 53.3% |
| 1–4 | 153 | 20.6% |
| 5–19 | 123 | 16.6% |
| 20–199 | 54 | 7.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 176 | 23.7% | 8.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 112 | 15.1% | 5.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 58 | 7.8% | 18.4% |
| Manufacturing | 53 | 7.1% | -8.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 51 | 6.9% | 6.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 50 | 6.7% | 4.2% |
| Retail Trade | 42 | 5.7% | 2.4% |
| Other Services | 40 | 5.4% | 5.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 34 | 4.6% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 28 | 3.8% | 16.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 27 | 3.6% | 8.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 20 | 2.7% | 11.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 20 | 2.7% | 25.0% |
| Education and Training | 10 | 1.3% | 42.9% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 7 | 0.9% | -12.5% |
| Mining | 5 | 0.7% | 66.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.5% | — |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.4% | — |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.4% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services25.0%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing18.4%
- Financial and Insurance Services16.7%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing11.1%
- Construction8.6%
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 | 2.3 | 0.18× | 20 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.1 | 0.61× | 27 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.3 | 0.62× | 20 |
| Education and Training | 1.1 | 0.68× | 10 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5.7 | 0.74× | 50 |