Bruthen - Omeo Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Bruthen and Omeo
VIC · SA2 205021082 · Gippsland - East (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,144
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 8,651
- Per 1,000 residents
- 132.2
- Business growth YoY
- 1.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,128
- Change vs prior year
- +16
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,971
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes bruthen and omeo), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 197.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 766 | 67.0% |
| 1–4 | 291 | 25.4% |
| 5–19 | 73 | 6.4% |
| 20–199 | 15 | 1.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,971). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 915 | 46.4% |
| Private company | 272 | 13.8% |
| Family partnership | 271 | 13.7% |
| Other incorporated entity | 133 | 6.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 119 | 6.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 80 | 4.1% |
| Partnership | 43 | 2.2% |
| State government entity | 35 | 1.8% |
| Other | 103 | 5.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 494 | 43.2% | -1.2% |
| Construction | 198 | 17.3% | 1.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 59 | 5.2% | 3.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 58 | 5.1% | 5.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 47 | 4.1% | -16.1% |
| Other Services | 43 | 3.8% | 7.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 41 | 3.6% | 5.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 40 | 3.5% | 2.6% |
| Retail Trade | 38 | 3.3% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 33 | 2.9% | 10.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 30 | 2.6% | 42.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 18 | 1.6% | 12.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 11 | 1.0% | -8.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 10 | 0.9% | 11.1% |
| Education and Training | 10 | 0.9% | 11.1% |
| Mining | 8 | 0.7% | -11.1% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance42.9%
- Manufacturing10.0%
- Other Services7.5%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services5.5%
- Accommodation and Food Services5.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.2 | 0.44× | 10 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.5 | 0.61× | 30 |