Cowra Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 103021063 · Lachlan Valley (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 831
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 9,130
- Per 1,000 residents
- 91.0
- Business growth YoY
- -2.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 849
- Change vs prior year
- -18
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,742
≠ 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): 291.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 502 | 60.4% |
| 1–4 | 203 | 24.4% |
| 5–19 | 102 | 12.3% |
| 20–199 | 27 | 3.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,742). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,173 | 42.8% |
| Private company | 541 | 19.7% |
| Family partnership | 386 | 14.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 208 | 7.6% |
| Other incorporated entity | 95 | 3.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 87 | 3.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 61 | 2.2% |
| Partnership | 45 | 1.6% |
| Other | 146 | 5.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 137 | 16.5% | -3.5% |
| Construction | 123 | 14.8% | 0.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 70 | 8.4% | 4.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 65 | 7.8% | 4.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 62 | 7.5% | -1.6% |
| Other Services | 59 | 7.1% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 56 | 6.7% | -16.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 54 | 6.5% | 3.8% |
| Manufacturing | 53 | 6.4% | -1.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 45 | 5.4% | -4.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 35 | 4.2% | 2.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 21 | 2.5% | -12.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 20 | 2.4% | 5.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 13 | 1.6% | -18.8% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 7 | 0.8% | 40.0% |
| Education and Training | 5 | 0.6% | -16.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services5.3%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing4.8%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services4.5%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services3.8%
- Administrative and Support Services2.9%