Mullumbimby Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 112011243 · Richmond Valley - Coastal (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,356
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 9,662
- Per 1,000 residents
- 140.3
- Business growth YoY
- 1.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,341
- Change vs prior year
- +15
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,159
≠ 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): 614.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 862 | 63.6% |
| 1–4 | 344 | 25.4% |
| 5–19 | 120 | 8.8% |
| 20–199 | 26 | 1.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,159). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,661 | 64.0% |
| Private company | 631 | 15.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 195 | 4.7% |
| Family partnership | 131 | 3.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 124 | 3.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 120 | 2.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 75 | 1.8% |
| Partnership | 69 | 1.7% |
| Other | 153 | 3.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 232 | 17.1% | -0.9% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 180 | 13.3% | 1.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 135 | 10.0% | 9.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 121 | 8.9% | 2.5% |
| Retail Trade | 117 | 8.6% | -1.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 82 | 6.0% | 3.8% |
| Manufacturing | 72 | 5.3% | -4.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 62 | 4.6% | -4.6% |
| Other Services | 56 | 4.1% | 0.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 47 | 3.5% | 9.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 47 | 3.5% | -4.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 44 | 3.2% | -4.3% |
| Education and Training | 43 | 3.2% | 13.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 42 | 3.1% | 5.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 33 | 2.4% | -17.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 32 | 2.4% | 10.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.4% | 66.7% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | — |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training13.2%
- Financial and Insurance Services10.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance9.8%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing9.3%
- Administrative and Support Services5.0%