Tweed Heads
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 112031254 · Tweed Valley (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,831
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 21,576
- Per 1,000 residents
- 84.9
- Business growth YoY
- 3.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,771
- Change vs prior year
- +60
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,823
≠ 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): 1,097.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,147 | 62.6% |
| 1–4 | 510 | 27.9% |
| 5–19 | 145 | 7.9% |
| 20–199 | 21 | 1.1% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,823). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,933 | 43.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,701 | 24.9% |
| Private company | 999 | 14.6% |
| Strata title | 430 | 6.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 262 | 3.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 167 | 2.4% |
| Family partnership | 79 | 1.2% |
| Partnership | 67 | 1.0% |
| Other | 185 | 2.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 429 | 23.4% | -1.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 232 | 12.7% | 17.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 195 | 10.6% | -2.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 173 | 9.4% | 6.1% |
| Retail Trade | 118 | 6.4% | 7.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 104 | 5.7% | 6.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 94 | 5.1% | 3.3% |
| Other Services | 81 | 4.4% | -13.8% |
| Manufacturing | 71 | 3.9% | 1.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 62 | 3.4% | -1.6% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 61 | 3.3% | 8.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 56 | 3.1% | 7.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 44 | 2.4% | 22.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 43 | 2.3% | -10.4% |
| Education and Training | 39 | 2.1% | 11.4% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 21 | 1.1% | 31.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Information Media and Telecommunications31.3%
- Arts and Recreation Services22.2%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services17.8%
- Education and Training11.4%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing8.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale Trade | 2.0 | 0.70× | 43 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.6 | 0.75× | 56 |