Ashburton (Vic.) Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 207011146 · Boroondara (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 828
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 8,471
- Per 1,000 residents
- 97.7
- Business growth YoY
- -0.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 832
- Change vs prior year
- -4
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,398
≠ 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): 701.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 532 | 64.3% |
| 1–4 | 214 | 25.8% |
| 5–19 | 76 | 9.2% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 0.7% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.4% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,398). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,349 | 43.5% |
| Private company | 1,260 | 23.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 534 | 9.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 463 | 8.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 274 | 5.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 108 | 2.0% |
| Fixed unit trust | 91 | 1.7% |
| Strata title | 81 | 1.5% |
| Other | 238 | 4.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 191 | 23.1% | -3.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 115 | 13.9% | 0.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 89 | 10.7% | 9.9% |
| Construction | 87 | 10.5% | -3.3% |
| Retail Trade | 64 | 7.7% | -1.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 53 | 6.4% | -1.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 38 | 4.6% | 22.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 30 | 3.6% | -3.2% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 30 | 3.6% | 7.1% |
| Other Services | 29 | 3.5% | -9.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 27 | 3.3% | -18.2% |
| Education and Training | 21 | 2.5% | 5.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 17 | 2.1% | 6.3% |
| Manufacturing | 12 | 1.4% | -20.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 9 | 1.1% | 50.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 7 | 0.8% | -12.5% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.4% | -25.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services22.6%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services9.9%
- Accommodation and Food Services7.1%
- Education and Training5.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance0.0%
Industries with more relative room
Under-indexed vs similar SA2s in VIC (density per 1,000). Use as a research starting point — not investment advice.
| Industry | Local /1,000 | vs peers | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 1.4 | 0.49× | 12 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.2 | 0.56× | 27 |
| Construction | 10.3 | 0.63× | 87 |