Gisborne Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 210021232 · Macedon Ranges (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,519
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 15,959
- Per 1,000 residents
- 95.2
- Business growth YoY
- -0.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,523
- Change vs prior year
- -4
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,795
≠ 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): 559.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 886 | 58.3% |
| 1–4 | 451 | 29.7% |
| 5–19 | 152 | 10.0% |
| 20–199 | 39 | 2.6% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,795). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,011 | 41.9% |
| Private company | 1,143 | 23.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 466 | 9.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 377 | 7.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 292 | 6.1% |
| Fixed unit trust | 110 | 2.3% |
| Family partnership | 89 | 1.9% |
| Other incorporated entity | 83 | 1.7% |
| Other | 224 | 4.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 392 | 25.8% | -2.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 192 | 12.6% | -3.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 125 | 8.2% | 12.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 122 | 8.0% | -8.3% |
| Other Services | 97 | 6.4% | 11.5% |
| Retail Trade | 73 | 4.8% | -9.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 73 | 4.8% | 2.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 70 | 4.6% | 2.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 70 | 4.6% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 59 | 3.9% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 59 | 3.9% | -3.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 39 | 2.6% | -7.1% |
| Education and Training | 36 | 2.4% | 5.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 35 | 2.3% | -14.6% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 29 | 1.9% | 38.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 27 | 1.8% | 22.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 12 | 0.8% | -7.7% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 6 | 0.4% | 20.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services38.1%
- Arts and Recreation Services22.7%
- Health Care and Social Assistance12.6%
- Other Services11.5%
- Education and Training5.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.4 | 0.64× | 39 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.8 | 0.66× | 12 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 4.6 | 0.70× | 73 |