Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Rutherford (North) and Aberglasslyn
NSW · SA2 106021615 · Maitland (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 982
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 19,954
- Per 1,000 residents
- 49.2
- Business growth YoY
- 1.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 967
- Change vs prior year
- +15
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 15,567
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes rutherford (north) and aberglasslyn), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,853.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 554 | 56.4% |
| 1–4 | 325 | 33.1% |
| 5–19 | 80 | 8.1% |
| 20–199 | 23 | 2.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (15,567). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Self-managed super fund | 6,009 | 38.6% |
| Individual / sole trader | 4,664 | 30.0% |
| Private company | 3,035 | 19.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 356 | 2.3% |
| Family partnership | 315 | 2.0% |
| Fixed unit trust | 269 | 1.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 246 | 1.6% |
| Other incorporated entity | 171 | 1.1% |
| Other | 502 | 3.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 189 | 19.2% | 1.6% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 104 | 10.6% | 8.3% |
| Other Services | 99 | 10.1% | 4.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 87 | 8.9% | -4.4% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 77 | 7.8% | 8.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 77 | 7.8% | 6.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 72 | 7.3% | -10.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 58 | 5.9% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 55 | 5.6% | -9.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 38 | 3.9% | 8.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 37 | 3.8% | 15.6% |
| Manufacturing | 30 | 3.1% | 7.1% |
| Education and Training | 14 | 1.4% | 7.7% |
| Mining | 12 | 1.2% | -20.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 10 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 10 | 1.0% | 11.1% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 6 | 0.6% | -33.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.4% | 33.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services15.6%
- Financial and Insurance Services8.6%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing8.5%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services8.3%
- Manufacturing7.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale Trade | 0.5 | 0.19× | 10 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.5 | 0.36× | 10 |
| Education and Training | 0.7 | 0.42× | 14 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.4 | 0.47× | 87 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.9 | 0.50× | 37 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5.2 | 0.50× | 104 |