East Maitland - Metford
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes East Maitland and Metford
NSW · SA2 106021614 · Maitland (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,108
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 18,334
- Per 1,000 residents
- 60.4
- Business growth YoY
- -0.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,115
- Change vs prior year
- -7
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,663
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes east maitland and metford), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 949.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 590 | 53.2% |
| 1–4 | 345 | 31.1% |
| 5–19 | 141 | 12.7% |
| 20–199 | 28 | 2.5% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.3% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,663). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,900 | 51.2% |
| Private company | 1,320 | 23.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 510 | 9.0% |
| Strata title | 167 | 2.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 159 | 2.8% |
| Family partnership | 130 | 2.3% |
| Other incorporated entity | 102 | 1.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 91 | 1.6% |
| Other | 284 | 5.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 176 | 15.9% | 1.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 168 | 15.2% | 10.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 128 | 11.6% | 1.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 107 | 9.7% | -0.9% |
| Other Services | 96 | 8.7% | 1.1% |
| Retail Trade | 91 | 8.2% | 7.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 65 | 5.9% | 1.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 64 | 5.8% | -13.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 53 | 4.8% | -10.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 42 | 3.8% | -16.0% |
| Manufacturing | 37 | 3.3% | -9.8% |
| Education and Training | 25 | 2.3% | 13.6% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 18 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 13 | 1.2% | -7.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 11 | 1.0% | -26.7% |
| Mining | 5 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | -40.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training13.6%
- Health Care and Social Assistance10.5%
- Retail Trade7.1%
- Construction1.7%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services1.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale Trade | 0.6 | 0.23× | 11 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.0 | 0.31× | 18 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.7 | 0.50× | 13 |
| Construction | 9.6 | 0.57× | 176 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.5 | 0.58× | 64 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 5.8 | 0.63× | 107 |