Mayfield - Warabrook
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Mayfield and Warabrook
NSW · SA2 111031227 · Newcastle (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,172
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 16,026
- Per 1,000 residents
- 73.1
- Business growth YoY
- 2.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,143
- Change vs prior year
- +29
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,438
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes mayfield and warabrook), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 727.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 623 | 53.2% |
| 1–4 | 336 | 28.7% |
| 5–19 | 151 | 12.9% |
| 20–199 | 65 | 5.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,438). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,282 | 51.4% |
| Private company | 1,193 | 26.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 277 | 6.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 127 | 2.9% |
| Fixed unit trust | 110 | 2.5% |
| Strata title | 88 | 2.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 73 | 1.6% |
| Partnership | 73 | 1.6% |
| Other | 215 | 4.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 204 | 17.4% | 1.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 157 | 13.4% | -0.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 134 | 11.4% | 0.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 133 | 11.3% | 13.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 98 | 8.4% | 12.6% |
| Retail Trade | 83 | 7.1% | -4.6% |
| Other Services | 59 | 5.0% | 7.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 50 | 4.3% | -20.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 49 | 4.2% | 8.9% |
| Manufacturing | 48 | 4.1% | 11.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 46 | 3.9% | -14.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 31 | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 31 | 2.6% | 14.8% |
| Education and Training | 19 | 1.6% | -9.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 12 | 1.0% | 9.1% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 10 | 0.9% | 66.7% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.4% | 25.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Arts and Recreation Services14.8%
- Health Care and Social Assistance13.7%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing12.6%
- Manufacturing11.6%
- Wholesale Trade8.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.7 | 0.20× | 12 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.6 | 0.52× | 10 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.9 | 0.62× | 31 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.9 | 0.69× | 46 |
| Education and Training | 1.2 | 0.71× | 19 |