Pottsville Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 112031253 · Tweed Valley (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,341
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 14,746
- Per 1,000 residents
- 90.9
- Business growth YoY
- 3.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,291
- Change vs prior year
- +50
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,546
≠ 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): 527.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 800 | 59.7% |
| 1–4 | 420 | 31.3% |
| 5–19 | 100 | 7.5% |
| 20–199 | 17 | 1.3% |
| 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 | 1,979 | 55.8% |
| Private company | 662 | 18.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 256 | 7.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 183 | 5.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 131 | 3.7% |
| Strata title | 79 | 2.2% |
| Family partnership | 63 | 1.8% |
| Other incorporated entity | 53 | 1.5% |
| Other | 140 | 3.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 356 | 26.5% | 0.6% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 182 | 13.6% | 2.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 117 | 8.7% | 18.2% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 94 | 7.0% | -7.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 88 | 6.6% | 1.1% |
| Retail Trade | 83 | 6.2% | 10.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 66 | 4.9% | 11.9% |
| Other Services | 60 | 4.5% | 13.2% |
| Manufacturing | 50 | 3.7% | 6.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 50 | 3.7% | -5.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 40 | 3.0% | 8.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 37 | 2.8% | -5.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 36 | 2.7% | 20.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 29 | 2.2% | 3.6% |
| Education and Training | 27 | 2.0% | 8.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 19 | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services20.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance18.2%
- Other Services13.2%
- Administrative and Support Services11.9%
- Retail Trade10.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.5 | 0.44× | 37 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 6.0 | 0.69× | 88 |