Gunnedah Surrounds

Statistical area (SA2)

NSW · SA2 110041200 · Tamworth - Gunnedah (SA3) · Business statistics view

Actively trading businesses: 899
Population (SA2 ERP): 4,611
Per 1,000 residents: 195.0
Business growth YoY: 1.7%

Prior year businesses: 884
Change vs prior year: +15
Active ABNs (mapped): —

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?

Businesses by employment size

ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)

Employment size	Businesses	Share
Non-employing	690	76.8%
1–4	181	20.1%
5–19	32	3.6%
20–199	3	0.3%
200+	0	0.0%

Businesses by industry

ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)

All industries

Industry	Businesses	Share	YoY
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	597	66.4%	1.2%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	80	8.9%	19.4%
Construction	61	6.8%	1.7%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	34	3.8%	0.0%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	17	1.9%	-19.0%
Other Services	17	1.9%	6.3%
Administrative and Support Services	16	1.8%	23.1%
Retail Trade	15	1.7%	0.0%
Manufacturing	14	1.6%	0.0%
Financial and Insurance Services	12	1.3%	9.1%
Wholesale Trade	10	1.1%	0.0%
Accommodation and Food Services	10	1.1%	-16.7%
Education and Training	6	0.7%	0.0%
Arts and Recreation Services	6	0.7%	50.0%
Health Care and Social Assistance	4	0.4%	-20.0%

Fastest-growing industries

Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services19.4%
Construction1.7%
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing1.2%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing0.0%

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	0.50×	17
Accommodation and Food Services	2.2	0.63×	10
Retail Trade	3.3	0.72×	15