Port Macquarie - South Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Port Macquarie and South
NSW · SA2 108041620 · Port Macquarie (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,146
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 17,470
- Per 1,000 residents
- 65.6
- Business growth YoY
- 1.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,128
- Change vs prior year
- +18
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes port macquarie and south), 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 | 671 | 58.6% |
| 1–4 | 383 | 33.4% |
| 5–19 | 75 | 6.5% |
| 20–199 | 16 | 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 | 283 | 24.7% | -2.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 241 | 21.0% | 12.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 140 | 12.2% | 0.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 83 | 7.2% | 6.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 64 | 5.6% | 4.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 55 | 4.8% | -6.8% |
| Retail Trade | 46 | 4.0% | 4.5% |
| Other Services | 45 | 3.9% | 7.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 39 | 3.4% | -18.8% |
| Manufacturing | 34 | 3.0% | -2.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 32 | 2.8% | -3.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 21 | 1.8% | 5.0% |
| Education and Training | 20 | 1.7% | -4.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 15 | 1.3% | 25.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 14 | 1.2% | -26.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 6 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.4% | 25.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance12.1%
- Other Services7.1%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services6.4%
- Arts and Recreation Services5.0%
- Administrative and Support Services4.9%
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 | 0.8 | 0.25× | 14 |
| Wholesale Trade | 0.9 | 0.33× | 15 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.8 | 0.50× | 32 |
| Retail Trade | 2.6 | 0.51× | 46 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.8 | 0.51× | 83 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.1 | 0.53× | 55 |