Nambucca Heads Surrounds
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 108021159 · Kempsey - Nambucca (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 823
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 8,550
- Per 1,000 residents
- 96.3
- Business growth YoY
- -1.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 836
- Change vs prior year
- -13
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 628
≠ 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): 70.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 606 | 73.6% |
| 1–4 | 166 | 20.2% |
| 5–19 | 39 | 4.7% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 0.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (628). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 315 | 50.2% |
| Family partnership | 89 | 14.2% |
| Private company | 89 | 14.2% |
| Other incorporated entity | 38 | 6.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 33 | 5.3% |
| Partnership | 19 | 3.0% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 17 | 2.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 8 | 1.3% |
| Other | 20 | 3.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 350 | 42.5% | -2.2% |
| Construction | 151 | 18.3% | 0.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 40 | 4.9% | 8.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 39 | 4.7% | -25.0% |
| Manufacturing | 33 | 4.0% | 6.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 33 | 4.0% | 22.2% |
| Retail Trade | 31 | 3.8% | 3.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 26 | 3.2% | 4.0% |
| Other Services | 25 | 3.0% | -7.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 24 | 2.9% | -4.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 21 | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 13 | 1.6% | -23.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 13 | 1.6% | 8.3% |
| Education and Training | 10 | 1.2% | 25.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 5 | 0.6% | 25.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services22.2%
- Health Care and Social Assistance8.1%
- Manufacturing6.5%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services4.0%
- Retail Trade3.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.0 | 0.39× | 26 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.5 | 0.44× | 13 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.8 | 0.54× | 24 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.6 | 0.61× | 39 |
| Other Services | 2.9 | 0.66× | 25 |
| Education and Training | 1.2 | 0.73× | 10 |