Muswellbrook Surrounds Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 106041127 · Upper Hunter (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 454
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 4,264
- Per 1,000 residents
- 106.5
- Business growth YoY
- 5.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 430
- Change vs prior year
- +24
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 577
≠ 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): 46.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 319 | 70.3% |
| 1–4 | 91 | 20.0% |
| 5–19 | 45 | 9.9% |
| 20–199 | 4 | 0.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (577). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 224 | 38.8% |
| Private company | 116 | 20.1% |
| Family partnership | 67 | 11.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 49 | 8.5% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 24 | 4.2% |
| Other incorporated entity | 21 | 3.6% |
| Partnership | 18 | 3.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 15 | 2.6% |
| Other | 43 | 7.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 226 | 49.8% | -0.4% |
| Construction | 45 | 9.9% | 15.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 29 | 6.4% | 11.5% |
| Other Services | 29 | 6.4% | 11.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 25 | 5.5% | 31.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 17 | 3.7% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 14 | 3.1% | 16.7% |
| Retail Trade | 13 | 2.9% | 8.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 11 | 2.4% | 10.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 8 | 1.8% | 14.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 8 | 1.8% | 33.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 8 | 1.8% | 33.3% |
| Mining | 7 | 1.5% | 133.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 7 | 1.5% | -46.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 7 | 1.5% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services31.6%
- Construction15.4%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services11.5%
- Other Services11.5%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing-0.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 10.6 | 0.65× | 45 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.6 | 0.71× | 11 |
| Retail Trade | 3.0 | 0.74× | 13 |