Millicent Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
SA · SA2 407021152 · Limestone Coast (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 430
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 5,410
- Per 1,000 residents
- 79.5
- Business growth YoY
- 0.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 430
- Change vs prior year
- +0
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,008
≠ 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): 214.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 270 | 62.8% |
| 1–4 | 98 | 22.8% |
| 5–19 | 37 | 8.6% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 1.4% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.7% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,008). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 661 | 32.9% |
| Private company | 313 | 15.6% |
| Family partnership | 264 | 13.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 192 | 9.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 170 | 8.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 166 | 8.3% |
| Other incorporated entity | 87 | 4.3% |
| Partnership | 45 | 2.2% |
| Other | 110 | 5.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 119 | 27.7% | -4.0% |
| Construction | 73 | 17.0% | 12.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 54 | 12.6% | 12.5% |
| Retail Trade | 29 | 6.7% | -12.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 23 | 5.3% | -11.5% |
| Other Services | 21 | 4.9% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 19 | 4.4% | -9.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 19 | 4.4% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 15 | 3.5% | -6.3% |
| Manufacturing | 13 | 3.0% | -7.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 12 | 2.8% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 10 | 2.3% | 25.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 9 | 2.1% | -25.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 5 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.7% | — |
| Education and Training | 3 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services12.5%
- Construction12.3%
- Other Services0.0%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing-4.0%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services-11.5%
Industries with more relative room
Under-indexed vs similar SA2s in SA (density per 1,000). Use as a research starting point — not investment advice.
| Industry | Local /1,000 | vs peers | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.8 | 0.63× | 10 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 22.0 | 0.64× | 119 |
| Manufacturing | 2.4 | 0.67× | 13 |