Grafton Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 104011080 · Clarence Valley (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,219
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 19,905
- Per 1,000 residents
- 61.2
- Business growth YoY
- 2.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,192
- Change vs prior year
- +27
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ 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?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 667 | 54.7% |
| 1–4 | 355 | 29.1% |
| 5–19 | 171 | 14.0% |
| 20–199 | 23 | 1.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 201 | 16.5% | 4.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 143 | 11.7% | -3.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 135 | 11.1% | 11.6% |
| Other Services | 112 | 9.2% | 5.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 109 | 8.9% | -1.8% |
| Retail Trade | 95 | 7.8% | 0.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 82 | 6.7% | 3.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 71 | 5.8% | -6.6% |
| Manufacturing | 64 | 5.3% | -3.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 53 | 4.3% | -3.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 49 | 4.0% | 14.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 26 | 2.1% | 18.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 23 | 1.9% | -11.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 19 | 1.6% | -5.0% |
| Education and Training | 11 | 0.9% | 10.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 9 | 0.7% | 50.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 9 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.4% | 25.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Arts and Recreation Services18.2%
- Administrative and Support Services14.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance11.6%
- Other Services5.7%
- Construction4.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education and Training | 0.6 | 0.33× | 11 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.2 | 0.36× | 23 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.0 | 0.36× | 19 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.1 | 0.38× | 82 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.7 | 0.43× | 53 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.5 | 0.58× | 49 |