Scone Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 106041128 · Upper Hunter (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 757
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 5,998
- Per 1,000 residents
- 126.2
- Business growth YoY
- -1.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 768
- Change vs prior year
- -11
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,652
≠ 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): 331.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 429 | 56.7% |
| 1–4 | 219 | 28.9% |
| 5–19 | 81 | 10.7% |
| 20–199 | 25 | 3.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,652). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,096 | 41.3% |
| Private company | 627 | 23.6% |
| Family partnership | 317 | 12.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 186 | 7.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 102 | 3.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 70 | 2.6% |
| Partnership | 63 | 2.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 62 | 2.3% |
| Other | 129 | 4.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 219 | 28.9% | -8.8% |
| Construction | 117 | 15.5% | 0.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 68 | 9.0% | 0.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 61 | 8.1% | 1.7% |
| Other Services | 45 | 5.9% | 7.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 32 | 4.2% | 28.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 30 | 4.0% | 3.4% |
| Retail Trade | 28 | 3.7% | -22.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 27 | 3.6% | -3.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 27 | 3.6% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 24 | 3.2% | 26.3% |
| Manufacturing | 23 | 3.0% | -4.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 23 | 3.0% | 4.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 15 | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 10 | 1.3% | 42.9% |
| Mining | 5 | 0.7% | 66.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Arts and Recreation Services28.0%
- Financial and Insurance Services26.3%
- Other Services7.1%
- Administrative and Support Services4.5%
- Accommodation and Food Services3.4%