Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Branxton, Greta and Pokolbin
NSW · SA2 106011107 · Lower Hunter (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,342
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 16,413
- Per 1,000 residents
- 81.8
- Business growth YoY
- 4.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,291
- Change vs prior year
- +51
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,015
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes branxton, greta and pokolbin), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 611.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 742 | 55.3% |
| 1–4 | 422 | 31.4% |
| 5–19 | 136 | 10.1% |
| 20–199 | 47 | 3.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,015). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,554 | 51.5% |
| Private company | 679 | 22.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 306 | 10.1% |
| Family partnership | 166 | 5.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 74 | 2.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 57 | 1.9% |
| Partnership | 50 | 1.7% |
| Other incorporated entity | 35 | 1.2% |
| Other | 94 | 3.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 203 | 15.1% | 9.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 166 | 12.4% | 0.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 126 | 9.4% | 9.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 122 | 9.1% | -13.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 116 | 8.6% | 1.8% |
| Other Services | 109 | 8.1% | 7.9% |
| Manufacturing | 103 | 7.7% | -3.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 75 | 5.6% | -5.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 72 | 5.4% | 16.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 62 | 4.6% | 19.2% |
| Retail Trade | 57 | 4.2% | 11.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 41 | 3.1% | 24.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 36 | 2.7% | 9.1% |
| Education and Training | 18 | 1.3% | -5.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 15 | 1.1% | 25.0% |
| Mining | 11 | 0.8% | 37.5% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 7 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services24.2%
- Administrative and Support Services19.2%
- Health Care and Social Assistance16.1%
- Retail Trade11.8%
- Construction9.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.9 | 0.65× | 15 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 4.4 | 0.66× | 72 |
| Education and Training | 1.1 | 0.67× | 18 |
| Retail Trade | 3.5 | 0.68× | 57 |
| Mining | 0.7 | 0.70× | 11 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 7.7 | 0.72× | 126 |