Armidale Surrounds - North Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Armidale Surrounds and North
NSW · SA2 110011187 · Armidale (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 766
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 4,692
- Per 1,000 residents
- 163.3
- Business growth YoY
- 1.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 755
- Change vs prior year
- +11
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,316
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes armidale surrounds and north), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 125.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 550 | 71.8% |
| 1–4 | 179 | 23.4% |
| 5–19 | 38 | 5.0% |
| 20–199 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,316). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 510 | 38.8% |
| Family partnership | 264 | 20.1% |
| Private company | 183 | 13.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 113 | 8.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 62 | 4.7% |
| Other incorporated entity | 50 | 3.8% |
| Partnership | 44 | 3.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 35 | 2.7% |
| Other | 55 | 4.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 475 | 62.0% | 0.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 64 | 8.4% | 1.6% |
| Construction | 60 | 7.8% | 11.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 27 | 3.5% | 3.8% |
| Retail Trade | 19 | 2.5% | 5.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 17 | 2.2% | -5.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 16 | 2.1% | 6.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 15 | 2.0% | 50.0% |
| Manufacturing | 13 | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 13 | 1.7% | -23.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 12 | 1.6% | 20.0% |
| Other Services | 11 | 1.4% | -8.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 10 | 1.3% | -28.6% |
| Mining | 5 | 0.7% | 25.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.4% | — |
| Education and Training | 3 | 0.4% | -25.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Construction11.1%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services3.8%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services1.6%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing0.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Services | 2.3 | 0.54× | 11 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.1 | 0.57× | 10 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.2 | 0.67× | 15 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.6 | 0.68× | 17 |