Scone Surrounds Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 106041129 · Upper Hunter (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,171
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 8,425
- Per 1,000 residents
- 139.0
- Business growth YoY
- 3.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,133
- Change vs prior year
- +38
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,897
≠ 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): 184.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 843 | 72.0% |
| 1–4 | 229 | 19.6% |
| 5–19 | 89 | 7.6% |
| 20–199 | 16 | 1.4% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,897). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 776 | 40.9% |
| Private company | 447 | 23.6% |
| Family partnership | 269 | 14.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 115 | 6.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 89 | 4.7% |
| Partnership | 44 | 2.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 43 | 2.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 41 | 2.2% |
| Other | 73 | 3.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 648 | 55.3% | 2.4% |
| Construction | 141 | 12.0% | 5.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 71 | 6.1% | 14.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 55 | 4.7% | 14.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 36 | 3.1% | -16.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 33 | 2.8% | -5.7% |
| Other Services | 32 | 2.7% | -8.6% |
| Retail Trade | 29 | 2.5% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 23 | 2.0% | 9.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 22 | 1.9% | 4.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 19 | 1.6% | 18.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 19 | 1.6% | 18.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 15 | 1.3% | 7.1% |
| Education and Training | 11 | 0.9% | 10.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 8 | 0.7% | -38.5% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | — |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.3% | — |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services14.6%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services14.5%
- Manufacturing9.5%
- Construction5.2%
- Health Care and Social Assistance4.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.6 | 0.46× | 22 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 1.8 | 0.47× | 15 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.9 | 0.74× | 33 |
| Retail Trade | 3.4 | 0.74× | 29 |