Rutherford (South) - Telarah Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Rutherford (South) and Telarah
NSW · SA2 106021616 · Maitland (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 748
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 9,366
- Per 1,000 residents
- 79.9
- Business growth YoY
- 4.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 713
- Change vs prior year
- +35
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes rutherford (south) and telarah), 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 | 360 | 48.1% |
| 1–4 | 212 | 28.3% |
| 5–19 | 124 | 16.6% |
| 20–199 | 54 | 7.2% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 127 | 17.0% | 5.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 113 | 15.1% | 5.6% |
| Other Services | 75 | 10.0% | 10.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 66 | 8.8% | 13.8% |
| Manufacturing | 61 | 8.2% | 7.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 61 | 8.2% | -1.6% |
| Retail Trade | 57 | 7.6% | -3.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 36 | 4.8% | 2.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 30 | 4.0% | -3.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 28 | 3.7% | 3.7% |
| Education and Training | 20 | 2.7% | 5.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 16 | 2.1% | -5.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 15 | 2.0% | 25.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 12 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 11 | 1.5% | 10.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 8 | 1.1% | -11.1% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 7 | 0.9% | 16.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.7% | 66.7% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing13.8%
- Other Services10.3%
- Manufacturing7.0%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services5.6%
- Education and Training5.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.7 | 0.14× | 16 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.3 | 0.35× | 12 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.6 | 0.62× | 15 |