Inverell Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 110021191 · Inverell - Tenterfield (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 955
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,374
- Per 1,000 residents
- 77.2
- Business growth YoY
- 1.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 940
- Change vs prior year
- +15
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,896
≠ 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): 520.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 566 | 59.3% |
| 1–4 | 254 | 26.6% |
| 5–19 | 119 | 12.5% |
| 20–199 | 9 | 0.9% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.3% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,896). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,710 | 43.9% |
| Private company | 691 | 17.7% |
| Family partnership | 475 | 12.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 370 | 9.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 147 | 3.8% |
| Other incorporated entity | 133 | 3.4% |
| Partnership | 95 | 2.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 87 | 2.2% |
| Other | 188 | 4.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 197 | 20.6% | 7.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 158 | 16.5% | -2.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 106 | 11.1% | 2.9% |
| Retail Trade | 75 | 7.9% | 5.6% |
| Other Services | 73 | 7.6% | 1.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 71 | 7.4% | 2.9% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 66 | 6.9% | -2.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 47 | 4.9% | -6.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 45 | 4.7% | 2.3% |
| Manufacturing | 31 | 3.2% | 6.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 25 | 2.6% | 8.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 18 | 1.9% | -18.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 17 | 1.8% | -5.6% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 8 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.3% | -40.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services8.7%
- Construction7.7%
- Manufacturing6.9%
- Retail Trade5.6%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services2.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.4 | 0.47× | 17 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.0 | 0.50× | 25 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5.3 | 0.56× | 66 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.5 | 0.59× | 18 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.6 | 0.65× | 45 |