Raymond Terrace Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 106031122 · Port Stephens (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 973
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 15,345
- Per 1,000 residents
- 63.4
- Business growth YoY
- 1.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 955
- Change vs prior year
- +18
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,540
≠ 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): 858.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 482 | 49.5% |
| 1–4 | 265 | 27.2% |
| 5–19 | 152 | 15.6% |
| 20–199 | 73 | 7.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,540). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,598 | 46.9% |
| Private company | 1,364 | 24.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 514 | 9.3% |
| Family partnership | 260 | 4.7% |
| Other incorporated entity | 153 | 2.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 142 | 2.6% |
| Strata title | 106 | 1.9% |
| Fixed unit trust | 99 | 1.8% |
| Other | 304 | 5.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 173 | 17.8% | -2.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 127 | 13.1% | 5.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 117 | 12.0% | 7.3% |
| Other Services | 86 | 8.8% | 7.5% |
| Manufacturing | 75 | 7.7% | -1.3% |
| Retail Trade | 67 | 6.9% | 6.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 62 | 6.4% | -1.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 59 | 6.1% | 18.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 52 | 5.3% | -5.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 45 | 4.6% | -11.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 30 | 3.1% | -9.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 26 | 2.7% | 4.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 19 | 2.0% | -13.6% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 10 | 1.0% | 25.0% |
| Mining | 8 | 0.8% | 14.3% |
| Education and Training | 7 | 0.7% | 16.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | — |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance18.0%
- Other Services7.5%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing7.3%
- Retail Trade6.3%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services5.0%
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 | 1.2 | 0.26× | 19 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.0 | 0.41× | 62 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.7 | 0.45× | 10 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.7 | 0.55× | 26 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.8 | 0.60× | 59 |
| Construction | 11.3 | 0.67× | 173 |