Cessnock
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 106011108 · Lower Hunter (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 983
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 24,745
- Per 1,000 residents
- 39.7
- Business growth YoY
- 1.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 972
- Change vs prior year
- +11
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,156
≠ 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): 1,126.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 511 | 52.0% |
| 1–4 | 314 | 31.9% |
| 5–19 | 131 | 13.3% |
| 20–199 | 26 | 2.6% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.3% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,156). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,360 | 54.6% |
| Private company | 1,256 | 20.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 513 | 8.3% |
| Family partnership | 225 | 3.7% |
| Other incorporated entity | 150 | 2.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 139 | 2.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 105 | 1.7% |
| Partnership | 92 | 1.5% |
| Other | 316 | 5.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 158 | 16.1% | 6.0% |
| Other Services | 111 | 11.3% | 1.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 100 | 10.2% | 3.1% |
| Retail Trade | 92 | 9.4% | 4.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 79 | 8.0% | 0.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 79 | 8.0% | -8.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 73 | 7.4% | 10.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 70 | 7.1% | 4.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 58 | 5.9% | 1.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 34 | 3.5% | -2.9% |
| Manufacturing | 30 | 3.1% | -14.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 30 | 3.1% | 15.4% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 23 | 2.3% | -23.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 22 | 2.2% | -8.3% |
| Education and Training | 8 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| Mining | 6 | 0.6% | -33.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.4% | — |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services15.4%
- Administrative and Support Services10.6%
- Construction6.0%
- Retail Trade4.5%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services4.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 2.8 | 0.32× | 70 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.2 | 0.33× | 79 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.4 | 0.36× | 34 |
| Wholesale Trade | 0.9 | 0.36× | 22 |
| Construction | 6.4 | 0.38× | 158 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.2 | 0.40× | 30 |