Inverell Surrounds - East Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Inverell Surrounds and East
NSW · SA2 110021192 · Inverell - Tenterfield (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 695
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 5,244
- Per 1,000 residents
- 132.5
- Business growth YoY
- -1.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 706
- Change vs prior year
- -11
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 792
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes inverell surrounds and east), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 89.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 507 | 72.9% |
| 1–4 | 154 | 22.2% |
| 5–19 | 28 | 4.0% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 0.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (792). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 308 | 38.9% |
| Family partnership | 165 | 20.8% |
| Private company | 101 | 12.8% |
| Other incorporated entity | 52 | 6.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 42 | 5.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 41 | 5.2% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 28 | 3.5% |
| Partnership | 24 | 3.0% |
| Other | 31 | 3.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 459 | 66.0% | -1.9% |
| Construction | 46 | 6.6% | -2.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 32 | 4.6% | 3.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 23 | 3.3% | -8.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 23 | 3.3% | -11.5% |
| Retail Trade | 20 | 2.9% | 5.3% |
| Manufacturing | 16 | 2.3% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 15 | 2.2% | 7.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 14 | 2.0% | -12.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 12 | 1.7% | 33.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 9 | 1.3% | 50.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 9 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 6 | 0.9% | -33.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 5 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Retail Trade5.3%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services3.2%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing-1.9%
- Construction-2.1%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing-8.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 8.8 | 0.54× | 46 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.7 | 0.58× | 14 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.3 | 0.65× | 12 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.4 | 0.66× | 23 |
| Other Services | 2.9 | 0.66× | 15 |