Southern Grampians Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 217011423 · Glenelg - Southern Grampians (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,258
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 6,205
- Per 1,000 residents
- 202.7
- Business growth YoY
- 0.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,251
- Change vs prior year
- +7
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,700
≠ 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): 177.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 765 | 60.8% |
| 1–4 | 364 | 28.9% |
| 5–19 | 117 | 9.3% |
| 20–199 | 8 | 0.6% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,700). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 834 | 30.9% |
| Family partnership | 554 | 20.5% |
| Private company | 311 | 11.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 248 | 9.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 218 | 8.1% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 135 | 5.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 134 | 5.0% |
| Partnership | 93 | 3.4% |
| Other | 173 | 6.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 847 | 67.3% | -1.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 80 | 6.4% | 19.4% |
| Construction | 76 | 6.0% | 1.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 44 | 3.5% | 25.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 42 | 3.3% | -8.7% |
| Retail Trade | 32 | 2.5% | -3.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 22 | 1.7% | 4.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 20 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 19 | 1.5% | -9.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 18 | 1.4% | -5.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 17 | 1.4% | 21.4% |
| Other Services | 14 | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 10 | 0.8% | -16.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 6 | 0.5% | -14.3% |
| Education and Training | 5 | 0.4% | 66.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | — |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing25.7%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services19.4%
- Accommodation and Food Services4.8%
- Construction1.3%
- Wholesale Trade0.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative and Support Services | 1.6 | 0.40× | 10 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.7 | 0.47× | 17 |
| Other Services | 2.3 | 0.53× | 14 |
| Construction | 12.2 | 0.74× | 76 |