Wentworth-Balranald Region Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 109021179 · Lower Murray (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 565
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 3,725
- Per 1,000 residents
- 151.7
- Business growth YoY
- 0.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 563
- Change vs prior year
- +2
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 873
≠ 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): 93.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 350 | 61.9% |
| 1–4 | 156 | 27.6% |
| 5–19 | 56 | 9.9% |
| 20–199 | 12 | 2.1% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (873). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 288 | 33.0% |
| Private company | 145 | 16.6% |
| Family partnership | 130 | 14.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 95 | 10.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 62 | 7.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 47 | 5.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 31 | 3.6% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 29 | 3.3% |
| Other | 46 | 5.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 317 | 56.1% | 0.6% |
| Construction | 59 | 10.4% | 7.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 39 | 6.9% | -2.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 28 | 5.0% | -12.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 24 | 4.2% | -7.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 17 | 3.0% | 13.3% |
| Manufacturing | 16 | 2.8% | 23.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 13 | 2.3% | -7.1% |
| Retail Trade | 12 | 2.1% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 10 | 1.8% | 11.1% |
| Other Services | 8 | 1.4% | -11.1% |
| Mining | 7 | 1.2% | 16.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 5 | 0.9% | 25.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Construction7.3%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing0.6%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services-2.5%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing-7.7%
- Accommodation and Food Services-12.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.6 | 0.66× | 17 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.7 | 0.73× | 10 |
| Retail Trade | 3.2 | 0.74× | 12 |