Oberon Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 103011061 · Bathurst (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 637
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 4,864
- Per 1,000 residents
- 131.0
- Business growth YoY
- -0.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 639
- Change vs prior year
- -2
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,457
≠ 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): 149.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 445 | 69.9% |
| 1–4 | 134 | 21.0% |
| 5–19 | 38 | 6.0% |
| 20–199 | 13 | 2.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,457). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 647 | 44.4% |
| Private company | 284 | 19.5% |
| Family partnership | 217 | 14.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 85 | 5.8% |
| Other incorporated entity | 58 | 4.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 29 | 2.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 28 | 1.9% |
| Partnership | 27 | 1.9% |
| Other | 82 | 5.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 292 | 45.8% | -3.9% |
| Construction | 81 | 12.7% | 6.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 44 | 6.9% | 2.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 38 | 6.0% | -2.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 37 | 5.8% | 2.8% |
| Other Services | 27 | 4.2% | 8.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 23 | 3.6% | 15.0% |
| Retail Trade | 20 | 3.1% | -4.8% |
| Manufacturing | 17 | 2.7% | -5.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 15 | 2.4% | -21.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 10 | 1.6% | -16.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 8 | 1.3% | 14.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 8 | 1.3% | -20.0% |
| Education and Training | 8 | 1.3% | 33.3% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.5% | — |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.5% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance15.0%
- Other Services8.0%
- Construction6.6%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing2.8%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services2.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.1 | 0.57× | 10 |