Singleton Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 106011112 · Lower Hunter (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,108
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 17,396
- Per 1,000 residents
- 63.7
- Business growth YoY
- -2.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,139
- Change vs prior year
- -31
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,394
≠ 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): 672.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 595 | 53.7% |
| 1–4 | 332 | 30.0% |
| 5–19 | 136 | 12.3% |
| 20–199 | 44 | 4.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,394). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,190 | 40.6% |
| Private company | 1,401 | 26.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 501 | 9.3% |
| Family partnership | 401 | 7.4% |
| Strata title | 173 | 3.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 160 | 3.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 130 | 2.4% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 98 | 1.8% |
| Other | 340 | 6.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 157 | 14.2% | -4.8% |
| Other Services | 142 | 12.8% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 140 | 12.6% | 1.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 128 | 11.6% | 5.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 105 | 9.5% | -1.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 64 | 5.8% | 3.2% |
| Retail Trade | 59 | 5.3% | -11.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 59 | 5.3% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 56 | 5.1% | -8.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 53 | 4.8% | -23.2% |
| Manufacturing | 43 | 3.9% | -8.5% |
| Education and Training | 31 | 2.8% | 24.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 26 | 2.3% | 18.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 20 | 1.8% | -9.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 14 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 8 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.3% | -57.1% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training24.0%
- Wholesale Trade18.2%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services5.8%
- Health Care and Social Assistance3.2%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing1.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.1 | 0.36× | 20 |
| Construction | 9.0 | 0.54× | 157 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.7 | 0.56× | 64 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 6.0 | 0.57× | 105 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.5 | 0.57× | 26 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.4 | 0.57× | 59 |