Myrtleford Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 204031071 · Wodonga - Alpine (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 589
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 4,635
- Per 1,000 residents
- 127.1
- Business growth YoY
- -0.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 593
- Change vs prior year
- -4
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,543
≠ 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): 151.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 356 | 60.4% |
| 1–4 | 162 | 27.5% |
| 5–19 | 58 | 9.8% |
| 20–199 | 9 | 1.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,543). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 608 | 39.4% |
| Private company | 271 | 17.6% |
| Family partnership | 153 | 9.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 152 | 9.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 98 | 6.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 58 | 3.8% |
| Partnership | 57 | 3.7% |
| Other incorporated entity | 57 | 3.7% |
| Other | 89 | 5.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 166 | 28.2% | -5.7% |
| Construction | 92 | 15.6% | 3.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 47 | 8.0% | 9.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 44 | 7.5% | -2.2% |
| Retail Trade | 43 | 7.3% | 2.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 30 | 5.1% | -6.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 29 | 4.9% | -9.4% |
| Other Services | 29 | 4.9% | -3.3% |
| Manufacturing | 27 | 4.6% | 3.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 26 | 4.4% | 4.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 16 | 2.7% | 6.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 16 | 2.7% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 12 | 2.0% | -7.7% |
| Education and Training | 6 | 1.0% | 100.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 0.5% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services9.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance4.0%
- Manufacturing3.8%
- Construction3.4%
- Retail Trade2.4%