Byron Bay Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 112011240 · Richmond Valley - Coastal (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,329
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 11,482
- Per 1,000 residents
- 202.8
- Business growth YoY
- 1.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,291
- Change vs prior year
- +38
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 11,576
≠ 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): 1,899.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,384 | 59.4% |
| 1–4 | 576 | 24.7% |
| 5–19 | 284 | 12.2% |
| 20–199 | 88 | 3.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (11,576). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 6,654 | 57.5% |
| Private company | 2,383 | 20.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 624 | 5.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 402 | 3.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 383 | 3.3% |
| Partnership | 230 | 2.0% |
| Strata title | 221 | 1.9% |
| Family partnership | 210 | 1.8% |
| Other | 469 | 4.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 353 | 15.2% | -1.7% |
| Construction | 298 | 12.8% | -1.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 278 | 11.9% | 5.7% |
| Retail Trade | 240 | 10.3% | 4.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 201 | 8.6% | -6.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 193 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 128 | 5.5% | 10.3% |
| Other Services | 94 | 4.0% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 92 | 4.0% | 2.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 82 | 3.5% | -9.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 80 | 3.4% | 21.2% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 76 | 3.3% | 8.6% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 70 | 3.0% | 14.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 67 | 2.9% | -6.9% |
| Education and Training | 44 | 1.9% | 12.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 22 | 0.9% | -18.5% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 7 | 0.3% | -22.2% |
| Currently Unknown | 4 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services21.2%
- Information Media and Telecommunications14.8%
- Education and Training12.8%
- Administrative and Support Services10.3%
- Arts and Recreation Services8.6%
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 | 1.9 | 0.74× | 22 |