Muswellbrook
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 106041126 · Upper Hunter (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 687
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,595
- Per 1,000 residents
- 54.5
- Business growth YoY
- 1.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 675
- Change vs prior year
- +12
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,583
≠ currently trading
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?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 416.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 377 | 54.9% |
| 1–4 | 183 | 26.6% |
| 5–19 | 93 | 13.5% |
| 20–199 | 33 | 4.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,583). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,195 | 46.3% |
| Private company | 586 | 22.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 212 | 8.2% |
| Family partnership | 181 | 7.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 104 | 4.0% |
| Strata title | 57 | 2.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 50 | 1.9% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 48 | 1.9% |
| Other | 150 | 5.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Services | 100 | 14.6% | 5.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 89 | 13.0% | 1.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 80 | 11.6% | 1.3% |
| Construction | 77 | 11.2% | 5.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 48 | 7.0% | -2.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 44 | 6.4% | -20.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 44 | 6.4% | -2.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 41 | 6.0% | 24.2% |
| Retail Trade | 40 | 5.8% | -18.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 33 | 4.8% | 10.0% |
| Manufacturing | 27 | 3.9% | 17.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 15 | 2.2% | 25.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 15 | 2.2% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 14 | 2.0% | 27.3% |
| Education and Training | 8 | 1.2% | 33.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 6 | 0.9% | 20.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.4% | -25.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.4% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing24.2%
- Manufacturing17.4%
- Accommodation and Food Services10.0%
- Construction5.5%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 6.1 | 0.36× | 77 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.5 | 0.36× | 44 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.2 | 0.38× | 15 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.1 | 0.42× | 14 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.3 | 0.59× | 41 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.8 | 0.62× | 48 |