Mittagong Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 114021286 · Southern Highlands (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,291
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 11,381
- Per 1,000 residents
- 113.4
- Business growth YoY
- 2.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,266
- Change vs prior year
- +25
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,873
≠ 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): 717.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 695 | 53.8% |
| 1–4 | 430 | 33.3% |
| 5–19 | 140 | 10.8% |
| 20–199 | 27 | 2.1% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,873). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,740 | 46.7% |
| Private company | 1,586 | 27.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 487 | 8.3% |
| Family partnership | 283 | 4.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 211 | 3.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 150 | 2.6% |
| Other incorporated entity | 93 | 1.6% |
| Partnership | 79 | 1.3% |
| Other | 244 | 4.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 289 | 22.4% | 2.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 192 | 14.9% | 6.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 119 | 9.2% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 85 | 6.6% | 3.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 85 | 6.6% | -2.3% |
| Retail Trade | 78 | 6.0% | -6.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 66 | 5.1% | 1.5% |
| Manufacturing | 65 | 5.0% | 1.6% |
| Other Services | 65 | 5.0% | 10.2% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 55 | 4.3% | 1.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 43 | 3.3% | -8.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 42 | 3.3% | -4.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 40 | 3.1% | 8.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 25 | 1.9% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 17 | 1.3% | 13.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 15 | 1.2% | 15.4% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services10.2%
- Wholesale Trade8.1%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services6.1%
- Administrative and Support Services3.7%
- Construction2.8%