Wauchope Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 108041166 · Port Macquarie (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,133
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,754
- Per 1,000 residents
- 82.4
- Business growth YoY
- 1.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,117
- Change vs prior year
- +16
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,370
≠ 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): 524.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 675 | 59.6% |
| 1–4 | 339 | 29.9% |
| 5–19 | 103 | 9.1% |
| 20–199 | 22 | 1.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,370). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,128 | 48.7% |
| Private company | 866 | 19.8% |
| Family partnership | 449 | 10.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 361 | 8.3% |
| Other incorporated entity | 123 | 2.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 84 | 1.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 83 | 1.9% |
| Partnership | 82 | 1.9% |
| Other | 194 | 4.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 292 | 25.8% | 3.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 108 | 9.5% | 2.9% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 102 | 9.0% | 3.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 96 | 8.5% | 1.1% |
| Other Services | 84 | 7.4% | 10.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 81 | 7.1% | -4.7% |
| Retail Trade | 74 | 6.5% | -8.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 62 | 5.5% | -1.6% |
| Manufacturing | 52 | 4.6% | 2.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 46 | 4.1% | 7.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 43 | 3.8% | -4.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 25 | 2.2% | 8.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 24 | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Education and Training | 17 | 1.5% | 6.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 16 | 1.4% | 6.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.4% | 33.3% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services10.5%
- Financial and Insurance Services8.7%
- Accommodation and Food Services7.0%
- Wholesale Trade4.3%
- Construction3.2%
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 | 1.8 | 0.60× | 25 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5.9 | 0.60× | 81 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.7 | 0.71× | 24 |