Coffs Harbour - North
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Coffs Harbour and North
NSW · SA2 104021084 · Coffs Harbour (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,379
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 18,960
- Per 1,000 residents
- 72.7
- Business growth YoY
- 5.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,310
- Change vs prior year
- +69
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 15,159
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes coffs harbour and north), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,929.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 796 | 57.7% |
| 1–4 | 389 | 28.2% |
| 5–19 | 154 | 11.2% |
| 20–199 | 33 | 2.4% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (15,159). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 7,068 | 46.6% |
| Private company | 3,172 | 20.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,363 | 9.0% |
| Family partnership | 757 | 5.0% |
| Strata title | 742 | 4.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 417 | 2.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 389 | 2.6% |
| Other incorporated entity | 340 | 2.2% |
| Other | 911 | 6.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 284 | 20.6% | 6.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 161 | 11.7% | 9.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 141 | 10.2% | 4.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 123 | 8.9% | 6.0% |
| Other Services | 92 | 6.7% | -1.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 90 | 6.5% | 21.6% |
| Retail Trade | 87 | 6.3% | 4.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 82 | 5.9% | 9.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 80 | 5.8% | 1.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 66 | 4.8% | 1.5% |
| Manufacturing | 47 | 3.4% | -7.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 42 | 3.0% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 28 | 2.0% | 7.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 22 | 1.6% | -8.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 20 | 1.5% | 11.1% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 7 | 0.5% | -12.5% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing21.6%
- Arts and Recreation Services11.1%
- Health Care and Social Assistance9.5%
- Administrative and Support Services9.3%
- Education and Training7.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale Trade | 1.2 | 0.44× | 22 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 6.5 | 0.58× | 123 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.2 | 0.68× | 42 |