Walgett - Lightning Ridge Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Walgett and Lightning Ridge
NSW · SA2 105011096 · Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 769
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 5,708
- Per 1,000 residents
- 134.7
- Business growth YoY
- 0.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 764
- Change vs prior year
- +5
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,796
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes walgett and lightning ridge), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 168.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 500 | 65.0% |
| 1–4 | 169 | 22.0% |
| 5–19 | 83 | 10.8% |
| 20–199 | 12 | 1.6% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,796). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 658 | 36.6% |
| Private company | 383 | 21.3% |
| Family partnership | 247 | 13.8% |
| Other incorporated entity | 119 | 6.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 98 | 5.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 74 | 4.1% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 73 | 4.1% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 56 | 3.1% |
| Other | 88 | 4.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 362 | 47.1% | 0.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 80 | 10.4% | 6.7% |
| Construction | 49 | 6.4% | 0.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 37 | 4.8% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 36 | 4.7% | 12.5% |
| Mining | 34 | 4.4% | -20.9% |
| Retail Trade | 29 | 3.8% | -6.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 29 | 3.8% | 11.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 23 | 3.0% | 27.8% |
| Other Services | 22 | 2.9% | -4.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 17 | 2.2% | 6.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 14 | 1.8% | -6.7% |
| Manufacturing | 10 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 8 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 7 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.4% | — |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Wholesale Trade27.8%
- Accommodation and Food Services12.5%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services11.5%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services6.7%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing0.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 8.6 | 0.53× | 49 |
| Manufacturing | 1.8 | 0.65× | 10 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.5 | 0.67× | 14 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5.1 | 0.73× | 29 |