Mudgee Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 103031072 · Lithgow - Mudgee (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,321
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,965
- Per 1,000 residents
- 101.9
- Business growth YoY
- 1.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,296
- Change vs prior year
- +25
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,118
≠ 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): 754.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 729 | 55.2% |
| 1–4 | 384 | 29.1% |
| 5–19 | 169 | 12.8% |
| 20–199 | 40 | 3.0% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.5% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,118). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,609 | 42.6% |
| Private company | 1,356 | 22.2% |
| Family partnership | 740 | 12.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 557 | 9.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 162 | 2.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 158 | 2.6% |
| Partnership | 138 | 2.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 132 | 2.2% |
| Other | 266 | 4.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 264 | 20.0% | 3.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 176 | 13.3% | 1.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 122 | 9.2% | 0.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 109 | 8.3% | 13.5% |
| Other Services | 103 | 7.8% | 9.6% |
| Retail Trade | 97 | 7.3% | -8.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 90 | 6.8% | -2.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 77 | 5.8% | 8.5% |
| Manufacturing | 60 | 4.5% | -6.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 57 | 4.3% | 3.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 52 | 3.9% | 4.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 34 | 2.6% | 13.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 33 | 2.5% | -2.9% |
| Mining | 18 | 1.4% | -5.3% |
| Education and Training | 12 | 0.9% | 9.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 12 | 0.9% | -7.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 5 | 0.4% | -16.7% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services13.5%
- Wholesale Trade13.3%
- Other Services9.6%
- Health Care and Social Assistance8.5%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing4.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education and Training | 0.9 | 0.60× | 12 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.9 | 0.66× | 12 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 4.0 | 0.72× | 52 |