Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Wickham, Carrington and Tighes Hill
NSW · SA2 111031235 · Newcastle (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,092
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 10,395
- Per 1,000 residents
- 105.1
- Business growth YoY
- 4.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,043
- Change vs prior year
- +49
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes wickham, carrington and tighes hill), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 576 | 52.7% |
| 1–4 | 319 | 29.2% |
| 5–19 | 128 | 11.7% |
| 20–199 | 58 | 5.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 189 | 17.3% | 5.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 138 | 12.6% | 7.0% |
| Construction | 134 | 12.3% | 0.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 122 | 11.2% | 8.0% |
| Other Services | 80 | 7.3% | 2.6% |
| Retail Trade | 70 | 6.4% | -1.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 63 | 5.8% | 5.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 50 | 4.6% | 6.4% |
| Manufacturing | 48 | 4.4% | -4.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 43 | 3.9% | 19.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 38 | 3.5% | -5.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 37 | 3.4% | -14.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 34 | 3.1% | 9.7% |
| Education and Training | 19 | 1.7% | 26.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 15 | 1.4% | 36.4% |
| Mining | 5 | 0.5% | 25.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 4 | 0.4% | — |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services19.4%
- Arts and Recreation Services9.7%
- Health Care and Social Assistance8.0%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services7.0%
- Financial and Insurance Services6.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.7 | 0.67× | 38 |