Bathurst - West Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Bathurst and West
NSW · SA2 103011613 · Bathurst (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 861
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 14,965
- Per 1,000 residents
- 57.5
- Business growth YoY
- -0.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 867
- Change vs prior year
- -6
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 11,455
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes bathurst and west), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,444.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 517 | 60.0% |
| 1–4 | 247 | 28.7% |
| 5–19 | 79 | 9.2% |
| 20–199 | 15 | 1.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (11,455). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 5,219 | 45.6% |
| Private company | 2,543 | 22.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 920 | 8.0% |
| Family partnership | 914 | 8.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 293 | 2.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 277 | 2.4% |
| Strata title | 266 | 2.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 245 | 2.1% |
| Other | 778 | 6.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 244 | 28.3% | 0.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 79 | 9.2% | 6.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 78 | 9.1% | -1.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 67 | 7.8% | -6.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 65 | 7.5% | -9.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 55 | 6.4% | 12.2% |
| Other Services | 50 | 5.8% | 22.0% |
| Manufacturing | 44 | 5.1% | -6.4% |
| Retail Trade | 37 | 4.3% | -14.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 37 | 4.3% | 12.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 25 | 2.9% | 4.2% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 22 | 2.6% | 4.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 20 | 2.3% | -13.0% |
| Education and Training | 15 | 1.7% | -28.6% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 9 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 8 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services22.0%
- Administrative and Support Services12.2%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing12.1%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing6.8%
- Accommodation and Food Services4.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.5 | 0.40× | 22 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.5 | 0.43× | 37 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.5 | 0.46× | 67 |
| Retail Trade | 2.5 | 0.49× | 37 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.3 | 0.52× | 20 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.7 | 0.53× | 25 |