Cooma Surrounds Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 101031015 · Snowy Mountains (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 537
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 3,577
- Per 1,000 residents
- 150.1
- Business growth YoY
- -2.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 553
- Change vs prior year
- -16
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 604
≠ 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): 59.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 353 | 65.7% |
| 1–4 | 136 | 25.3% |
| 5–19 | 40 | 7.4% |
| 20–199 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (604). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 243 | 40.2% |
| Family partnership | 109 | 18.0% |
| Private company | 103 | 17.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 35 | 5.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 31 | 5.1% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 20 | 3.3% |
| Partnership | 19 | 3.1% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 17 | 2.8% |
| Other | 27 | 4.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 255 | 47.5% | -3.0% |
| Construction | 82 | 15.3% | -1.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 34 | 6.3% | 0.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 26 | 4.8% | 4.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 23 | 4.3% | 4.5% |
| Manufacturing | 22 | 4.1% | 15.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 18 | 3.4% | -14.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 14 | 2.6% | 27.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 14 | 2.6% | 16.7% |
| Retail Trade | 13 | 2.4% | -7.1% |
| Other Services | 11 | 2.0% | -8.3% |
| Education and Training | 7 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 6 | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 5 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 4 | 0.7% | -33.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Manufacturing15.8%
- Accommodation and Food Services4.5%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing4.0%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services0.0%
- Construction-1.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 5.0 | 0.74× | 18 |
| Other Services | 3.1 | 0.74× | 11 |