Kempsey Surrounds Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 108021156 · Kempsey - Nambucca (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,059
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 9,671
- Per 1,000 residents
- 109.5
- Business growth YoY
- 0.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,052
- Change vs prior year
- +7
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,441
≠ 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): 181.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 792 | 74.8% |
| 1–4 | 194 | 18.3% |
| 5–19 | 62 | 5.9% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 0.6% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,441). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 767 | 53.2% |
| Private company | 211 | 14.6% |
| Family partnership | 197 | 13.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 76 | 5.3% |
| Other incorporated entity | 50 | 3.5% |
| Partnership | 43 | 3.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 27 | 1.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 27 | 1.9% |
| Other | 43 | 3.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 441 | 41.6% | 1.6% |
| Construction | 186 | 17.6% | 1.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 73 | 6.9% | 1.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 50 | 4.7% | 6.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 43 | 4.1% | -4.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 40 | 3.8% | -2.4% |
| Other Services | 35 | 3.3% | 2.9% |
| Retail Trade | 34 | 3.2% | -15.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 34 | 3.2% | -5.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 29 | 2.7% | 3.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 28 | 2.6% | 3.7% |
| Manufacturing | 16 | 1.5% | -15.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 13 | 1.2% | 18.2% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 13 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 12 | 1.1% | 20.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 6 | 0.6% | 20.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.3% | — |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services6.4%
- Wholesale Trade3.7%
- Administrative and Support Services3.6%
- Other Services2.9%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing1.6%
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 | 1.3 | 0.53× | 13 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.4 | 0.57× | 43 |
| Manufacturing | 1.7 | 0.62× | 16 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.5 | 0.64× | 34 |