Lennox Head - Skennars Head Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Lennox Head and Skennars Head
NSW · SA2 112011242 · Richmond Valley - Coastal (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,247
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 10,282
- Per 1,000 residents
- 121.3
- Business growth YoY
- 5.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,188
- Change vs prior year
- +59
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes lennox head and skennars head), 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 | 770 | 61.7% |
| 1–4 | 367 | 29.4% |
| 5–19 | 97 | 7.8% |
| 20–199 | 17 | 1.4% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 320 | 25.7% | 8.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 173 | 13.9% | -2.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 139 | 11.1% | 8.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 138 | 11.1% | 4.5% |
| Retail Trade | 80 | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 58 | 4.7% | 9.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 52 | 4.2% | 4.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 50 | 4.0% | 2.0% |
| Other Services | 49 | 3.9% | 4.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 31 | 2.5% | 14.8% |
| Manufacturing | 30 | 2.4% | -3.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 26 | 2.1% | -10.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 26 | 2.1% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 23 | 1.8% | -4.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 22 | 1.8% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 19 | 1.5% | 11.8% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.4% | — |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | -50.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing14.8%
- Retail Trade9.6%
- Administrative and Support Services9.4%
- Construction8.8%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.5 | 0.46× | 26 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3.0 | 0.56× | 31 |