Moruya - Tuross Head Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Moruya and Tuross Head
NSW · SA2 101041026 · South Coast (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 770
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 8,670
- Per 1,000 residents
- 88.8
- Business growth YoY
- 0.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 763
- Change vs prior year
- +7
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,546
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes moruya and tuross head), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 394.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 448 | 58.2% |
| 1–4 | 219 | 28.4% |
| 5–19 | 90 | 11.7% |
| 20–199 | 18 | 2.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,546). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,658 | 46.8% |
| Private company | 710 | 20.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 329 | 9.3% |
| Family partnership | 210 | 5.9% |
| Other incorporated entity | 131 | 3.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 111 | 3.1% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 94 | 2.7% |
| Partnership | 88 | 2.5% |
| Other | 215 | 6.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 186 | 24.2% | 1.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 91 | 11.8% | -4.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 74 | 9.6% | 4.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 64 | 8.3% | 6.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 56 | 7.3% | -3.4% |
| Retail Trade | 55 | 7.1% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 51 | 6.6% | -1.9% |
| Manufacturing | 37 | 4.8% | 5.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 36 | 4.7% | -5.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 30 | 3.9% | -9.1% |
| Other Services | 28 | 3.6% | 3.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 16 | 2.1% | 33.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 13 | 1.7% | 8.3% |
| Education and Training | 12 | 1.6% | 9.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 12 | 1.6% | -7.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 5 | 0.6% | 25.0% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.5% | 33.3% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services6.7%
- Manufacturing5.7%
- Health Care and Social Assistance4.2%
- Other Services3.7%
- Construction1.1%
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 | 5.9 | 0.52× | 51 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.5 | 0.62× | 13 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.5 | 0.66× | 30 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.8 | 0.72× | 16 |
| Other Services | 3.2 | 0.73× | 28 |