Box Head - MacMasters Beach Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Box Head and MacMasters Beach
NSW · SA2 102011029 · Gosford (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,024
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 11,289
- Per 1,000 residents
- 90.7
- Business growth YoY
- -0.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,027
- Change vs prior year
- -3
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes box head and macmasters beach), 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 | 577 | 56.3% |
| 1–4 | 373 | 36.4% |
| 5–19 | 72 | 7.0% |
| 20–199 | 13 | 1.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 265 | 25.9% | -0.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 218 | 21.3% | 6.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 103 | 10.1% | 4.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 61 | 6.0% | -3.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 59 | 5.8% | -3.3% |
| Retail Trade | 45 | 4.4% | -6.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 41 | 4.0% | -10.9% |
| Other Services | 39 | 3.8% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 32 | 3.1% | 10.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 31 | 3.0% | -8.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 30 | 2.9% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 26 | 2.5% | 8.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 21 | 2.1% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 21 | 2.1% | -12.5% |
| Education and Training | 19 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 13 | 1.3% | -13.3% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services10.3%
- Manufacturing8.3%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services6.9%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services4.0%
- Other Services0.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.9 | 0.34× | 21 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.7 | 0.49× | 30 |