Grenfell Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 103021066 · Lachlan Valley (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 556
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 3,549
- Per 1,000 residents
- 156.7
- Business growth YoY
- -1.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 563
- Change vs prior year
- -7
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,139
≠ 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): 97.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 342 | 61.5% |
| 1–4 | 155 | 27.9% |
| 5–19 | 54 | 9.7% |
| 20–199 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,139). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 418 | 36.7% |
| Family partnership | 235 | 20.6% |
| Private company | 175 | 15.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 74 | 6.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 66 | 5.8% |
| Other incorporated entity | 58 | 5.1% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 32 | 2.8% |
| Partnership | 30 | 2.6% |
| Other | 51 | 4.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 287 | 51.6% | -2.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 54 | 9.7% | 14.9% |
| Construction | 51 | 9.2% | -1.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 32 | 5.8% | -3.0% |
| Retail Trade | 24 | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 17 | 3.1% | -19.0% |
| Other Services | 17 | 3.1% | -10.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 16 | 2.9% | 14.3% |
| Manufacturing | 15 | 2.7% | 15.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 12 | 2.2% | -25.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 9 | 1.6% | 12.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 8 | 1.4% | 33.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 6 | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 5 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 3 | 0.5% | -40.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services14.9%
- Retail Trade4.3%
- Construction-1.9%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing-2.7%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing-3.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.8 | 0.70× | 17 |