Chiltern - Indigo Valley Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Chiltern and Indigo Valley
VIC · SA2 204031070 · Wodonga - Alpine (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 335
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 3,257
- Per 1,000 residents
- 102.9
- Business growth YoY
- 1.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 331
- Change vs prior year
- +4
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 868
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes chiltern and indigo valley), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 84.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 241 | 71.9% |
| 1–4 | 78 | 23.3% |
| 5–19 | 15 | 4.5% |
| 20–199 | 3 | 0.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (868). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 398 | 45.9% |
| Private company | 137 | 15.8% |
| Family partnership | 112 | 12.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 50 | 5.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 39 | 4.5% |
| Other incorporated entity | 37 | 4.3% |
| Partnership | 26 | 3.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 21 | 2.4% |
| Other | 48 | 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 | 129 | 38.5% | 5.7% |
| Construction | 53 | 15.8% | -1.9% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 27 | 8.1% | 17.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 21 | 6.3% | 5.0% |
| Other Services | 17 | 5.1% | 41.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 16 | 4.8% | 6.7% |
| Manufacturing | 15 | 4.5% | -6.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 14 | 4.2% | -6.7% |
| Retail Trade | 12 | 3.6% | -7.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 9 | 2.7% | -40.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 9 | 2.7% | -18.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 4 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 3 | 0.9% | -40.0% |
| Education and Training | 3 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services17.4%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing5.7%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing5.0%
- Construction-1.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.3 | 0.70× | 14 |