Taree Surrounds Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 108051170 · Taree - Gloucester (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,324
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,626
- Per 1,000 residents
- 97.2
- Business growth YoY
- -0.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,326
- Change vs prior year
- -2
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 940
≠ 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): 128.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 957 | 72.3% |
| 1–4 | 295 | 22.3% |
| 5–19 | 62 | 4.7% |
| 20–199 | 7 | 0.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (940). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 494 | 52.6% |
| Private company | 147 | 15.6% |
| Family partnership | 98 | 10.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 85 | 9.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 23 | 2.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 20 | 2.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 19 | 2.0% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 18 | 1.9% |
| Other | 36 | 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 | 522 | 39.4% | -1.9% |
| Construction | 248 | 18.7% | 0.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 90 | 6.8% | 8.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 67 | 5.1% | 1.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 54 | 4.1% | 10.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 52 | 3.9% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 44 | 3.3% | -2.2% |
| Other Services | 41 | 3.1% | -8.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 40 | 3.0% | -13.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 40 | 3.0% | -9.1% |
| Manufacturing | 36 | 2.7% | -5.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 24 | 1.8% | 14.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 18 | 1.4% | 5.9% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 17 | 1.3% | 41.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 9 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 9 | 0.7% | 12.5% |
| Mining | 6 | 0.5% | 20.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.3% | -20.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Wholesale Trade14.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance10.2%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services8.4%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services1.5%
- Construction0.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.3 | 0.46× | 18 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.9 | 0.58× | 67 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 4.0 | 0.63× | 54 |
| Retail Trade | 3.2 | 0.65× | 44 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.8 | 0.67× | 52 |
| Other Services | 3.0 | 0.68× | 41 |