Tenterfield Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 110021194 · Inverell - Tenterfield (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,008
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,188
- Per 1,000 residents
- 140.2
- Business growth YoY
- 0.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,002
- Change vs prior year
- +6
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,016
≠ 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): 214.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 735 | 72.9% |
| 1–4 | 213 | 21.1% |
| 5–19 | 62 | 6.2% |
| 20–199 | 12 | 1.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,016). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 872 | 43.3% |
| Private company | 318 | 15.8% |
| Family partnership | 309 | 15.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 148 | 7.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 99 | 4.9% |
| Other incorporated entity | 94 | 4.7% |
| Partnership | 58 | 2.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 44 | 2.2% |
| Other | 74 | 3.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 517 | 51.3% | -0.6% |
| Construction | 119 | 11.8% | 4.4% |
| Retail Trade | 60 | 6.0% | 3.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 59 | 5.9% | 0.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 47 | 4.7% | -4.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 37 | 3.7% | -2.6% |
| Other Services | 34 | 3.4% | 9.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 28 | 2.8% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 21 | 2.1% | 16.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 21 | 2.1% | 10.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 20 | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 16 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 16 | 1.6% | 6.7% |
| Education and Training | 7 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 6 | 0.6% | 50.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Manufacturing16.7%
- Administrative and Support Services10.5%
- Other Services9.7%
- Construction4.4%
- Retail Trade3.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.2 | 0.41× | 16 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.9 | 0.73× | 28 |