Orange - North Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Orange and North
NSW · SA2 103041078 · Orange (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,494
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 24,059
- Per 1,000 residents
- 62.1
- Business growth YoY
- -0.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,503
- Change vs prior year
- -9
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 13,591
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes orange and north), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,755.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 905 | 60.6% |
| 1–4 | 421 | 28.2% |
| 5–19 | 119 | 8.0% |
| 20–199 | 40 | 2.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (13,591). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 5,992 | 44.1% |
| Private company | 3,242 | 23.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,207 | 8.9% |
| Family partnership | 1,039 | 7.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 486 | 3.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 317 | 2.3% |
| Other incorporated entity | 306 | 2.3% |
| Fixed unit trust | 238 | 1.8% |
| Other | 764 | 5.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 347 | 23.2% | 0.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 160 | 10.7% | -0.6% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 152 | 10.2% | -4.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 141 | 9.4% | 0.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 111 | 7.4% | 3.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 100 | 6.7% | -6.5% |
| Other Services | 98 | 6.6% | 10.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 69 | 4.6% | -1.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 65 | 4.4% | -3.0% |
| Retail Trade | 64 | 4.3% | 6.7% |
| Manufacturing | 62 | 4.1% | 1.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 46 | 3.1% | -4.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 27 | 1.8% | -10.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 12 | 0.8% | 33.3% |
| Education and Training | 12 | 0.8% | -29.4% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 12 | 0.8% | -29.4% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 6 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 5 | 0.3% | 25.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services10.1%
- Retail Trade6.7%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing3.7%
- Manufacturing1.6%
- Construction0.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education and Training | 0.5 | 0.30× | 12 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.5 | 0.36× | 12 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.1 | 0.40× | 27 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.5 | 0.48× | 12 |
| Retail Trade | 2.7 | 0.49× | 64 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.9 | 0.50× | 46 |