Lithgow Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 103031070 · Lithgow - Mudgee (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 623
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,124
- Per 1,000 residents
- 51.4
- Business growth YoY
- 0.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 622
- Change vs prior year
- +1
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,171
≠ 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): 430.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 367 | 58.9% |
| 1–4 | 162 | 26.0% |
| 5–19 | 75 | 12.0% |
| 20–199 | 19 | 3.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,171). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,624 | 51.2% |
| Private company | 648 | 20.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 244 | 7.7% |
| Family partnership | 204 | 6.4% |
| Other incorporated entity | 97 | 3.1% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 76 | 2.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 68 | 2.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 66 | 2.1% |
| Other | 144 | 4.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 133 | 21.3% | 3.9% |
| Retail Trade | 65 | 10.4% | 4.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 55 | 8.8% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 52 | 8.3% | 4.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 47 | 7.5% | -11.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 46 | 7.4% | -4.2% |
| Other Services | 46 | 7.4% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 38 | 6.1% | -15.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 28 | 4.5% | 21.7% |
| Manufacturing | 22 | 3.5% | 4.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 20 | 3.2% | -9.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 17 | 2.7% | -10.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 14 | 2.2% | 16.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 10 | 1.6% | 11.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 9 | 1.4% | 12.5% |
| Mining | 7 | 1.1% | 40.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.6% | -20.0% |
| Education and Training | 4 | 0.6% | -20.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services21.7%
- Retail Trade4.8%
- Manufacturing4.8%
- Health Care and Social Assistance4.0%
- Construction3.9%
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 | 1.6 | 0.22× | 20 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.2 | 0.36× | 14 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.8 | 0.39× | 46 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.5 | 0.49× | 55 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.4 | 0.51× | 17 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.3 | 0.55× | 28 |