Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills

Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Mulgoa, Luddenham and Orchard Hills

NSW · SA2 124031463 · Penrith (SA3) · Business statistics view

Actively trading businesses: 1,481
Population (SA2 ERP): 13,282
Per 1,000 residents: 111.5
Business growth YoY: 2.5%

Prior year businesses: 1,445
Change vs prior year: +36
Active ABNs (mapped): 922

If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes mulgoa, luddenham and orchard hills), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?

New ABN status (12m cohort): 80.

Businesses by employment size

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

Employment size	Businesses	Share
Non-employing	814	55.0%
1–4	525	35.4%
5–19	117	7.9%
20–199	22	1.5%
200+	0	0.0%

ABN entity types

Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (922). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.

Entity type	Active ABNs	Share
Private company	334	36.2%
Individual / sole trader	260	28.2%
Self-managed super fund	114	12.4%
Discretionary investment trust	44	4.8%
Family partnership	42	4.6%
Discretionary services trust	30	3.3%
Partnership	20	2.2%
Other unincorporated entity	20	2.2%
Other	58	6.3%

Businesses by industry

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

All industries

Industry	Businesses	Share	YoY
Construction	400	27.0%	3.9%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	217	14.7%	7.4%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	168	11.3%	-5.1%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	137	9.3%	-4.2%
Other Services	79	5.3%	5.3%
Health Care and Social Assistance	69	4.7%	19.0%
Retail Trade	61	4.1%	0.0%
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	58	3.9%	-1.7%
Manufacturing	53	3.6%	3.9%
Financial and Insurance Services	52	3.5%	2.0%
Administrative and Support Services	49	3.3%	6.5%
Wholesale Trade	41	2.8%	-2.4%
Accommodation and Food Services	35	2.4%	34.6%
Arts and Recreation Services	17	1.1%	-5.6%
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services	12	0.8%	-20.0%
Education and Training	12	0.8%	-14.3%
Public Administration and Safety	10	0.7%	11.1%
Information Media and Telecommunications	8	0.5%	-20.0%
Mining	3	0.2%	0.0%

Fastest-growing industries

Accommodation and Food Services34.6%
Health Care and Social Assistance19.0%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services7.4%
Administrative and Support Services6.5%
Other Services5.3%

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
Education and Training	0.9	0.57×	12