Macksville - Scotts Head
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Macksville and Scotts Head
NSW · SA2 108021157 · Kempsey - Nambucca (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 432
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 5,383
- Per 1,000 residents
- 80.3
- Business growth YoY
- 2.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 421
- Change vs prior year
- +11
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,125
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes macksville and scotts head), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 286.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 258 | 59.7% |
| 1–4 | 120 | 27.8% |
| 5–19 | 39 | 9.0% |
| 20–199 | 10 | 2.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,125). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,048 | 49.3% |
| Private company | 380 | 17.9% |
| Family partnership | 240 | 11.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 170 | 8.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 53 | 2.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 42 | 2.0% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 41 | 1.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 39 | 1.8% |
| Other | 112 | 5.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 91 | 21.1% | 12.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 67 | 15.5% | 6.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 44 | 10.2% | 7.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 36 | 8.3% | 2.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 36 | 8.3% | 20.0% |
| Retail Trade | 29 | 6.7% | -9.4% |
| Other Services | 27 | 6.3% | -3.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 24 | 5.6% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 20 | 4.6% | -13.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 18 | 4.2% | -21.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 11 | 2.5% | -8.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 8 | 1.9% | -11.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 7 | 1.6% | -22.2% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 5 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 3 | 0.7% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance20.0%
- Construction12.3%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services7.3%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing6.3%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services2.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 12.4 | 0.48× | 67 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.0 | 0.56× | 11 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.3 | 0.66× | 18 |