Cooma
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 101031014 · Snowy Mountains (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 649
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 6,598
- Per 1,000 residents
- 98.4
- Business growth YoY
- -2.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 662
- Change vs prior year
- -13
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,533
≠ 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): 266.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 336 | 51.8% |
| 1–4 | 191 | 29.4% |
| 5–19 | 99 | 15.3% |
| 20–199 | 22 | 3.4% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.5% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,533). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,094 | 43.2% |
| Private company | 496 | 19.6% |
| Family partnership | 280 | 11.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 254 | 10.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 115 | 4.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 70 | 2.8% |
| Partnership | 67 | 2.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 47 | 1.9% |
| Other | 110 | 4.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 121 | 18.6% | -4.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 88 | 13.6% | -4.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 65 | 10.0% | -1.5% |
| Retail Trade | 54 | 8.3% | -1.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 52 | 8.0% | -3.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 50 | 7.7% | -7.4% |
| Other Services | 41 | 6.3% | 7.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 38 | 5.9% | 5.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 37 | 5.7% | 12.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 25 | 3.9% | -3.8% |
| Manufacturing | 20 | 3.1% | -13.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 17 | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 17 | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 10 | 1.5% | 25.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 7 | 1.1% | 16.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 7 | 1.1% | -12.5% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing12.1%
- Other Services7.9%
- Health Care and Social Assistance5.6%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services-1.5%
- Retail Trade-1.8%