Cessnock Surrounds
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 106011109 · Lower Hunter (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 800
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 9,974
- Per 1,000 residents
- 80.2
- Business growth YoY
- 3.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 777
- Change vs prior year
- +23
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ 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?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 486 | 60.8% |
| 1–4 | 249 | 31.1% |
| 5–19 | 47 | 5.9% |
| 20–199 | 12 | 1.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 190 | 23.8% | 6.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 153 | 19.1% | -1.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 91 | 11.4% | 3.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 58 | 7.2% | 11.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 48 | 6.0% | -5.9% |
| Manufacturing | 40 | 5.0% | -2.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 40 | 5.0% | 29.0% |
| Retail Trade | 39 | 4.9% | 18.2% |
| Other Services | 35 | 4.4% | 2.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 26 | 3.3% | -18.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 20 | 2.5% | 17.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 15 | 1.9% | -16.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 13 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 11 | 1.4% | -26.7% |
| Education and Training | 8 | 1.0% | -20.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 5 | 0.6% | 25.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.4% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services29.0%
- Retail Trade18.2%
- Health Care and Social Assistance17.6%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services11.5%
- Construction6.7%
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 | 2.0 | 0.37× | 20 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.3 | 0.53× | 13 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.5 | 0.53× | 15 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 5.8 | 0.68× | 58 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 1.1 | 0.70× | 11 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.6 | 0.71× | 26 |