Corowa Surrounds Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 109031181 · Upper Murray exc. Albury (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 901
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,654
- Per 1,000 residents
- 117.7
- Business growth YoY
- 3.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 871
- Change vs prior year
- +30
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,502
≠ 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?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 142.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 563 | 62.5% |
| 1–4 | 231 | 25.6% |
| 5–19 | 82 | 9.1% |
| 20–199 | 19 | 2.1% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,502). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 576 | 38.3% |
| Private company | 299 | 19.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 138 | 9.2% |
| Family partnership | 124 | 8.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 119 | 7.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 57 | 3.8% |
| Other incorporated entity | 46 | 3.1% |
| Strata title | 34 | 2.3% |
| Other | 109 | 7.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 354 | 39.3% | -1.1% |
| Construction | 142 | 15.8% | 10.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 117 | 13.0% | 11.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 51 | 5.7% | -5.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 39 | 4.3% | 11.4% |
| Other Services | 27 | 3.0% | -6.9% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 26 | 2.9% | 30.0% |
| Manufacturing | 24 | 2.7% | -4.0% |
| Retail Trade | 24 | 2.7% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 22 | 2.4% | 29.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 22 | 2.4% | 15.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 19 | 2.1% | -13.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 17 | 1.9% | 6.3% |
| Education and Training | 5 | 0.6% | -16.7% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.3% | — |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | — |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services30.0%
- Financial and Insurance Services29.4%
- Administrative and Support Services15.8%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services11.4%
- Accommodation and Food Services11.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.4 | 0.46× | 26 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.5 | 0.49× | 19 |
| Retail Trade | 3.1 | 0.69× | 24 |