Parkes Surrounds Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 103021068 · Lachlan Valley (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 535
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 3,079
- Per 1,000 residents
- 173.8
- Business growth YoY
- -1.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 541
- Change vs prior year
- -6
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,012
≠ 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): 85.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 372 | 69.5% |
| 1–4 | 130 | 24.3% |
| 5–19 | 28 | 5.2% |
| 20–199 | 3 | 0.6% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,012). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 350 | 34.6% |
| Family partnership | 252 | 24.9% |
| Private company | 149 | 14.7% |
| Other incorporated entity | 65 | 6.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 60 | 5.9% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 42 | 4.2% |
| Partnership | 31 | 3.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 24 | 2.4% |
| Other | 39 | 3.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 371 | 69.3% | 0.0% |
| Construction | 35 | 6.5% | 6.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 24 | 4.5% | -4.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 23 | 4.3% | 35.3% |
| Other Services | 20 | 3.7% | 5.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 18 | 3.4% | 5.9% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 12 | 2.2% | -14.3% |
| Manufacturing | 8 | 1.5% | -11.1% |
| Retail Trade | 8 | 1.5% | -33.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 7 | 1.3% | -30.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 6 | 1.1% | 20.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 3 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services35.3%
- Construction6.1%
- Other Services5.3%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing0.0%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing-4.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.9 | 0.55× | 12 |
| Construction | 11.4 | 0.70× | 35 |