Fraser Rise - Plumpton Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Fraser Rise and Plumpton
VIC · SA2 213041574 · Melton - Bacchus Marsh (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,950
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 24,739
- Per 1,000 residents
- 78.8
- Business growth YoY
- 33.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,456
- Change vs prior year
- +494
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 11,225
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes fraser rise and plumpton), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 2,701.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,520 | 77.9% |
| 1–4 | 374 | 19.2% |
| 5–19 | 48 | 2.5% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 0.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (11,225). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 6,797 | 60.6% |
| Private company | 2,808 | 25.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 469 | 4.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 388 | 3.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 348 | 3.1% |
| Fixed unit trust | 120 | 1.1% |
| Partnership | 77 | 0.7% |
| Family partnership | 76 | 0.7% |
| Other | 142 | 1.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 616 | 31.6% | 33.6% |
| Construction | 388 | 19.9% | 33.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 154 | 7.9% | 54.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 128 | 6.6% | 36.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 114 | 5.8% | 25.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 108 | 5.5% | 33.3% |
| Retail Trade | 91 | 4.7% | 23.0% |
| Other Services | 89 | 4.6% | 20.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 76 | 3.9% | 55.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 57 | 2.9% | 26.7% |
| Education and Training | 32 | 1.6% | 77.8% |
| Manufacturing | 24 | 1.2% | 4.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 22 | 1.1% | 100.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 21 | 1.1% | 5.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 11 | 0.6% | 57.1% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 9 | 0.5% | 50.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 7 | 0.4% | -22.2% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Arts and Recreation Services100.0%
- Education and Training77.8%
- Accommodation and Food Services55.1%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services54.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance36.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale Trade | 0.8 | 0.32× | 21 |
| Manufacturing | 1.0 | 0.38× | 24 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.4 | 0.43× | 108 |
| Retail Trade | 3.7 | 0.56× | 91 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 6.2 | 0.56× | 154 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.9 | 0.60× | 22 |