Bourke - Brewarrina Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Bourke and Brewarrina
NSW · SA2 105011092 · Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 448
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 3,420
- Per 1,000 residents
- 131.0
- Business growth YoY
- -2.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 458
- Change vs prior year
- -10
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,168
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes bourke and brewarrina), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 119.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 295 | 65.8% |
| 1–4 | 113 | 25.2% |
| 5–19 | 33 | 7.4% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 1.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,168). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 492 | 42.1% |
| Private company | 186 | 15.9% |
| Family partnership | 156 | 13.4% |
| Other incorporated entity | 106 | 9.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 59 | 5.1% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 55 | 4.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 36 | 3.1% |
| Partnership | 36 | 3.1% |
| Other | 42 | 3.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 191 | 42.6% | -1.5% |
| Construction | 51 | 11.4% | -5.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 30 | 6.7% | 20.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 29 | 6.5% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 25 | 5.6% | 8.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 24 | 5.4% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 19 | 4.2% | 5.6% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 15 | 3.3% | -31.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 14 | 3.1% | 7.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 13 | 2.9% | -13.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 8 | 1.8% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 7 | 1.6% | -12.5% |
| Education and Training | 7 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 6 | 1.3% | -14.3% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 0.7% | -40.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services20.0%
- Retail Trade8.7%
- Accommodation and Food Services0.0%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing0.0%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing-1.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.4 | 0.62× | 15 |