Murwillumbah Surrounds Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 112031252 · Tweed Valley (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,171
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 10,835
- Per 1,000 residents
- 108.1
- Business growth YoY
- 1.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,154
- Change vs prior year
- +17
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 7,170
≠ 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): 947.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 803 | 68.6% |
| 1–4 | 279 | 23.8% |
| 5–19 | 75 | 6.4% |
| 20–199 | 9 | 0.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (7,170). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,841 | 53.6% |
| Private company | 1,235 | 17.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 463 | 6.5% |
| Family partnership | 456 | 6.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 366 | 5.1% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 226 | 3.2% |
| Other incorporated entity | 166 | 2.3% |
| Partnership | 137 | 1.9% |
| Other | 280 | 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 | 283 | 24.2% | 2.5% |
| Construction | 248 | 21.2% | 5.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 111 | 9.5% | -2.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 73 | 6.2% | -8.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 59 | 5.0% | 7.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 55 | 4.7% | -12.7% |
| Retail Trade | 54 | 4.6% | 22.7% |
| Manufacturing | 50 | 4.3% | 6.4% |
| Other Services | 48 | 4.1% | -2.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 45 | 3.8% | 7.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 35 | 3.0% | -5.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 27 | 2.3% | -3.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 22 | 1.9% | -8.3% |
| Education and Training | 22 | 1.9% | -15.4% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 19 | 1.6% | 35.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 9 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 6 | 0.5% | 20.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Retail Trade22.7%
- Health Care and Social Assistance7.3%
- Accommodation and Food Services7.1%
- Manufacturing6.4%
- Construction5.1%