McLaren Vale Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
SA · SA2 403041083 · Onkaparinga (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,113
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 8,779
- Per 1,000 residents
- 126.8
- Business growth YoY
- 2.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,091
- Change vs prior year
- +22
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,801
≠ 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): 272.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 702 | 63.1% |
| 1–4 | 259 | 23.3% |
| 5–19 | 124 | 11.1% |
| 20–199 | 31 | 2.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,801). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 886 | 31.6% |
| Private company | 794 | 28.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 238 | 8.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 224 | 8.0% |
| Family partnership | 202 | 7.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 200 | 7.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 64 | 2.3% |
| Fixed unit trust | 60 | 2.1% |
| Other | 133 | 4.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 235 | 21.1% | -4.5% |
| Construction | 171 | 15.4% | 3.0% |
| Manufacturing | 107 | 9.6% | 3.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 103 | 9.3% | 0.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 95 | 8.5% | 10.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 70 | 6.3% | 7.7% |
| Retail Trade | 55 | 4.9% | 5.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 46 | 4.1% | -2.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 45 | 4.0% | 4.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 41 | 3.7% | 5.1% |
| Other Services | 41 | 3.7% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 40 | 3.6% | 17.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 28 | 2.5% | 16.7% |
| Education and Training | 11 | 1.0% | -21.4% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 11 | 1.0% | 10.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 7 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services17.6%
- Administrative and Support Services16.7%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services10.5%
- Health Care and Social Assistance7.7%
- Retail Trade5.8%