Dubbo - West
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Dubbo and West
NSW · SA2 105031102 · Dubbo (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 721
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 11,004
- Per 1,000 residents
- 65.5
- Business growth YoY
- 5.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 681
- Change vs prior year
- +40
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes dubbo and west), 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 | 443 | 61.4% |
| 1–4 | 190 | 26.4% |
| 5–19 | 74 | 10.3% |
| 20–199 | 16 | 2.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 175 | 24.3% | 12.2% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 68 | 9.4% | -5.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 65 | 9.0% | 22.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 63 | 8.7% | 34.0% |
| Other Services | 56 | 7.8% | -5.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 52 | 7.2% | 20.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 46 | 6.4% | -6.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 41 | 5.7% | -10.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 36 | 5.0% | 2.9% |
| Manufacturing | 28 | 3.9% | 21.7% |
| Retail Trade | 28 | 3.9% | -15.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 15 | 2.1% | -6.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 14 | 1.9% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 10 | 1.4% | -16.7% |
| Education and Training | 9 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.7% | 25.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing34.0%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services22.6%
- Manufacturing21.7%
- Health Care and Social Assistance20.9%
- Construction12.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.7 | 0.40× | 41 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.4 | 0.45× | 15 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.3 | 0.48× | 14 |
| Retail Trade | 2.5 | 0.51× | 28 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.9 | 0.56× | 10 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 5.9 | 0.65× | 65 |