Kempsey Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 108021155 · Kempsey - Nambucca (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 988
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 16,272
- Per 1,000 residents
- 60.7
- Business growth YoY
- 0.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 985
- Change vs prior year
- +3
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,237
≠ 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): 716.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 580 | 58.7% |
| 1–4 | 259 | 26.2% |
| 5–19 | 111 | 11.2% |
| 20–199 | 29 | 2.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,237). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,739 | 52.3% |
| Private company | 887 | 16.9% |
| Family partnership | 502 | 9.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 302 | 5.8% |
| Other incorporated entity | 222 | 4.2% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 151 | 2.9% |
| Partnership | 113 | 2.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 90 | 1.7% |
| Other | 231 | 4.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 181 | 18.3% | 5.2% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 163 | 16.5% | -3.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 87 | 8.8% | -2.2% |
| Retail Trade | 81 | 8.2% | -3.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 73 | 7.4% | -1.4% |
| Other Services | 68 | 6.9% | 0.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 64 | 6.5% | -1.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 52 | 5.3% | 20.9% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 48 | 4.9% | 2.1% |
| Manufacturing | 43 | 4.4% | -10.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 42 | 4.3% | -2.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 25 | 2.5% | -7.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 23 | 2.3% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 12 | 1.2% | 20.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 10 | 1.0% | 25.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.4% | 33.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services20.9%
- Construction5.2%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services2.1%
- Other Services0.0%
- Financial and Insurance Services0.0%
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 | 2.9 | 0.29× | 48 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.6 | 0.43× | 10 |
| Education and Training | 0.7 | 0.44× | 12 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.4 | 0.45× | 23 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.5 | 0.49× | 73 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.5 | 0.60× | 25 |