Paynesville Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 205021086 · Gippsland - East (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 480
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,190
- Per 1,000 residents
- 66.8
- Business growth YoY
- 1.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 473
- Change vs prior year
- +7
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,346
≠ 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): 159.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 323 | 67.3% |
| 1–4 | 120 | 25.0% |
| 5–19 | 27 | 5.6% |
| 20–199 | 9 | 1.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,346). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 603 | 44.8% |
| Private company | 216 | 16.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 193 | 14.3% |
| Family partnership | 82 | 6.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 55 | 4.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 53 | 3.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 47 | 3.5% |
| Partnership | 21 | 1.6% |
| Other | 76 | 5.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 109 | 22.7% | 2.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 67 | 14.0% | -11.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 46 | 9.6% | 2.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 42 | 8.8% | -6.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 33 | 6.9% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 31 | 6.5% | -18.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 28 | 5.8% | -3.4% |
| Other Services | 26 | 5.4% | 23.8% |
| Manufacturing | 25 | 5.2% | 25.0% |
| Retail Trade | 23 | 4.8% | 21.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 19 | 4.0% | 26.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 12 | 2.5% | 9.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 10 | 2.1% | 25.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.6% | — |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.6% | — |
| Education and Training | 3 | 0.6% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Manufacturing25.0%
- Other Services23.8%
- Retail Trade21.1%
- Construction2.8%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services2.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 9.3 | 0.37× | 67 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.6 | 0.49× | 19 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.4 | 0.50× | 10 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.7 | 0.57× | 12 |
| Retail Trade | 3.2 | 0.63× | 23 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 5.8 | 0.74× | 42 |