Sunshine North Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 213011337 · Brimbank (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,464
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,751
- Per 1,000 residents
- 114.8
- Business growth YoY
- -0.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,466
- Change vs prior year
- -2
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ 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?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 945 | 64.5% |
| 1–4 | 374 | 25.5% |
| 5–19 | 108 | 7.4% |
| 20–199 | 42 | 2.9% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 299 | 20.4% | 2.4% |
| Construction | 230 | 15.7% | -0.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 134 | 9.2% | -2.2% |
| Other Services | 134 | 9.2% | -3.6% |
| Retail Trade | 130 | 8.9% | -6.5% |
| Manufacturing | 116 | 7.9% | 7.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 82 | 5.6% | 12.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 75 | 5.1% | 2.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 71 | 4.8% | -9.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 62 | 4.2% | -4.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 57 | 3.9% | 11.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 29 | 2.0% | -3.3% |
| Education and Training | 12 | 0.8% | 9.1% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 8 | 0.5% | -20.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 7 | 0.5% | -22.2% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 7 | 0.5% | -36.4% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 5 | 0.3% | -16.7% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services12.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance11.8%
- Manufacturing7.4%
- Accommodation and Food Services2.7%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing2.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5.6 | 0.59× | 71 |
| Education and Training | 0.9 | 0.62× | 12 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 4.5 | 0.70× | 57 |