Corangamite - South Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Corangamite and South
VIC · SA2 217031475 · Colac - Corangamite (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,148
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,089
- Per 1,000 residents
- 161.9
- Business growth YoY
- 1.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,134
- Change vs prior year
- +14
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,315
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes corangamite and south), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 149.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 744 | 64.8% |
| 1–4 | 291 | 25.3% |
| 5–19 | 85 | 7.4% |
| 20–199 | 20 | 1.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,315). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 783 | 33.8% |
| Family partnership | 430 | 18.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 257 | 11.1% |
| Private company | 250 | 10.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 193 | 8.3% |
| Other incorporated entity | 97 | 4.2% |
| Partnership | 89 | 3.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 72 | 3.1% |
| Other | 144 | 6.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 641 | 55.8% | -0.6% |
| Construction | 108 | 9.4% | 2.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 99 | 8.6% | 5.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 55 | 4.8% | -8.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 44 | 3.8% | 4.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 37 | 3.2% | 8.8% |
| Retail Trade | 36 | 3.1% | -5.3% |
| Other Services | 33 | 2.9% | 6.5% |
| Manufacturing | 27 | 2.4% | 12.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 19 | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 16 | 1.4% | 6.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 12 | 1.0% | 50.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 7 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 7 | 0.6% | 16.7% |
| Education and Training | 4 | 0.3% | -33.3% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Manufacturing12.5%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing8.8%
- Other Services6.5%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services5.3%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services4.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 1.7 | 0.31× | 12 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.3 | 0.57× | 16 |