Port Macquarie - East
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Port Macquarie and East
NSW · SA2 108041619 · Port Macquarie (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,344
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 11,908
- Per 1,000 residents
- 112.9
- Business growth YoY
- 0.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,336
- Change vs prior year
- +8
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes port macquarie and east), 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 | 728 | 54.2% |
| 1–4 | 405 | 30.1% |
| 5–19 | 182 | 13.5% |
| 20–199 | 33 | 2.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 203 | 15.1% | 0.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 195 | 14.5% | -2.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 194 | 14.4% | 5.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 185 | 13.8% | 0.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 113 | 8.4% | -9.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 77 | 5.7% | -3.8% |
| Other Services | 77 | 5.7% | 6.9% |
| Retail Trade | 76 | 5.7% | 1.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 70 | 5.2% | 12.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 40 | 3.0% | -7.0% |
| Manufacturing | 26 | 1.9% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 23 | 1.7% | 15.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 20 | 1.5% | 5.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 15 | 1.1% | 15.4% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 13 | 1.0% | -13.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 10 | 0.7% | -9.1% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.3% | 33.3% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training15.0%
- Administrative and Support Services12.9%
- Other Services6.9%
- Health Care and Social Assistance5.4%
- Arts and Recreation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.1 | 0.29× | 13 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.3 | 0.55× | 15 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.4 | 0.62× | 40 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.8 | 0.73× | 10 |