Braidwood
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 101021007 · Queanbeyan (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 714
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 4,494
- Per 1,000 residents
- 158.9
- Business growth YoY
- -0.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 720
- Change vs prior year
- -6
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,745
≠ 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): 169.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 484 | 67.8% |
| 1–4 | 183 | 25.6% |
| 5–19 | 40 | 5.6% |
| 20–199 | 9 | 1.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,745). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 777 | 44.5% |
| Private company | 345 | 19.8% |
| Family partnership | 238 | 13.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 101 | 5.8% |
| Other incorporated entity | 75 | 4.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 59 | 3.4% |
| Partnership | 43 | 2.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 41 | 2.3% |
| Other | 66 | 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 | 267 | 37.4% | -4.6% |
| Construction | 99 | 13.9% | 11.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 80 | 11.2% | -3.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 33 | 4.6% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 32 | 4.5% | -3.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 28 | 3.9% | -3.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 27 | 3.8% | -3.6% |
| Manufacturing | 23 | 3.2% | 9.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 23 | 3.2% | 4.5% |
| Other Services | 22 | 3.1% | -8.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 20 | 2.8% | 42.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 16 | 2.2% | 6.7% |
| Education and Training | 12 | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 11 | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 9 | 1.3% | -25.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 6 | 0.8% | 20.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.4% | — |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance42.9%
- Construction11.2%
- Manufacturing9.5%
- Financial and Insurance Services4.5%
- Accommodation and Food Services0.0%