Taree
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 108051169 · Taree - Gloucester (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,324
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 21,421
- Per 1,000 residents
- 61.8
- Business growth YoY
- -0.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,330
- Change vs prior year
- -6
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 7,858
≠ 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): 1,022.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 726 | 54.8% |
| 1–4 | 359 | 27.1% |
| 5–19 | 189 | 14.3% |
| 20–199 | 49 | 3.7% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.5% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (7,858). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,866 | 49.2% |
| Private company | 1,612 | 20.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 720 | 9.2% |
| Family partnership | 553 | 7.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 264 | 3.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 180 | 2.3% |
| Partnership | 137 | 1.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 135 | 1.7% |
| Other | 391 | 5.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 245 | 18.5% | 0.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 166 | 12.5% | 5.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 132 | 10.0% | -2.9% |
| Retail Trade | 110 | 8.3% | -4.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 99 | 7.5% | 1.0% |
| Other Services | 97 | 7.3% | 7.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 90 | 6.8% | -2.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 70 | 5.3% | -7.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 66 | 5.0% | 8.2% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 65 | 4.9% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 59 | 4.5% | -13.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 41 | 3.1% | 2.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 35 | 2.6% | -5.4% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 22 | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 20 | 1.5% | 11.1% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 7 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training11.1%
- Administrative and Support Services8.2%
- Other Services7.8%
- Health Care and Social Assistance5.1%
- Wholesale Trade2.5%
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 | 0.41× | 99 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.6 | 0.50× | 35 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.3 | 0.53× | 70 |
| Education and Training | 0.9 | 0.56× | 20 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 6.2 | 0.66× | 132 |
| Construction | 11.4 | 0.69× | 245 |