Gunnedah Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 110041199 · Tamworth - Gunnedah (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 895
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 10,144
- Per 1,000 residents
- 88.2
- Business growth YoY
- 0.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 894
- Change vs prior year
- +1
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,105
≠ 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): 356.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 515 | 57.5% |
| 1–4 | 245 | 27.4% |
| 5–19 | 110 | 12.3% |
| 20–199 | 23 | 2.6% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,105). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,188 | 38.3% |
| Private company | 780 | 25.1% |
| Family partnership | 378 | 12.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 260 | 8.4% |
| Other incorporated entity | 111 | 3.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 111 | 3.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 77 | 2.5% |
| Partnership | 65 | 2.1% |
| Other | 135 | 4.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 152 | 17.0% | -6.7% |
| Construction | 130 | 14.5% | -0.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 93 | 10.4% | -2.1% |
| Other Services | 88 | 9.8% | -3.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 79 | 8.8% | 12.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 57 | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Retail Trade | 47 | 5.3% | -7.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 47 | 5.3% | -13.0% |
| Manufacturing | 43 | 4.8% | 7.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 41 | 4.6% | 10.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 35 | 3.9% | -12.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 25 | 2.8% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 20 | 2.2% | 17.6% |
| Education and Training | 14 | 1.6% | 40.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 11 | 1.2% | 37.5% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.4% | 33.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services17.6%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services12.9%
- Administrative and Support Services10.8%
- Health Care and Social Assistance9.6%
- Manufacturing7.5%
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 | 1.1 | 0.73× | 11 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.0 | 0.73× | 20 |