Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 108011153 · Great Lakes (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 684
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,407
- Per 1,000 residents
- 92.3
- Business growth YoY
- 3.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 661
- Change vs prior year
- +23
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 444
≠ 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): 58.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 451 | 65.9% |
| 1–4 | 189 | 27.6% |
| 5–19 | 46 | 6.7% |
| 20–199 | 7 | 1.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (444). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 224 | 50.5% |
| Private company | 82 | 18.5% |
| Family partnership | 58 | 13.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 28 | 6.3% |
| Other incorporated entity | 14 | 3.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 9 | 2.0% |
| Partnership | 9 | 2.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 8 | 1.8% |
| Other | 12 | 2.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 208 | 30.4% | 4.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 79 | 11.5% | -3.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 73 | 10.7% | 5.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 51 | 7.5% | 24.4% |
| Retail Trade | 38 | 5.6% | -7.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 36 | 5.3% | 50.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 34 | 5.0% | -5.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 29 | 4.2% | -19.4% |
| Other Services | 26 | 3.8% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 25 | 3.7% | 13.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 23 | 3.4% | 9.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 20 | 2.9% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 15 | 2.2% | 15.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 12 | 1.8% | 9.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 8 | 1.2% | 33.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services50.0%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services24.4%
- Manufacturing13.6%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing9.5%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services5.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.1 | 0.59× | 23 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.6 | 0.66× | 12 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 10.7 | 0.70× | 79 |