Parkes (NSW) Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 103021067 · Lachlan Valley (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 812
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 10,998
- Per 1,000 residents
- 73.8
- Business growth YoY
- -0.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 817
- Change vs prior year
- -5
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ 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?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 456 | 56.2% |
| 1–4 | 238 | 29.3% |
| 5–19 | 86 | 10.6% |
| 20–199 | 25 | 3.1% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 144 | 17.7% | 2.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 143 | 17.6% | 0.7% |
| Other Services | 69 | 8.5% | -4.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 62 | 7.6% | 1.6% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 58 | 7.1% | -1.7% |
| Retail Trade | 57 | 7.0% | -9.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 50 | 6.2% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 47 | 5.8% | 4.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 42 | 5.2% | -2.3% |
| Manufacturing | 40 | 4.9% | 2.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 29 | 3.6% | -3.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 27 | 3.3% | -3.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 16 | 2.0% | 6.7% |
| Education and Training | 10 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 10 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 5 | 0.6% | -16.7% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance4.4%
- Manufacturing2.6%
- Construction2.1%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services1.6%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing0.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.5 | 0.48× | 16 |
| Education and Training | 0.9 | 0.52× | 10 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.9 | 0.57× | 10 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5.3 | 0.58× | 58 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 5.6 | 0.62× | 62 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.6 | 0.66× | 29 |