Swan Hill Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 215031404 · Murray River - Swan Hill (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,376
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 10,747
- Per 1,000 residents
- 128.0
- Business growth YoY
- -1.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,393
- Change vs prior year
- -17
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,963
≠ 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): 394.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 804 | 58.4% |
| 1–4 | 376 | 27.3% |
| 5–19 | 155 | 11.3% |
| 20–199 | 38 | 2.8% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,963). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,283 | 32.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 679 | 17.1% |
| Private company | 575 | 14.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 501 | 12.6% |
| Family partnership | 262 | 6.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 200 | 5.0% |
| Fixed unit trust | 141 | 3.6% |
| Other incorporated entity | 120 | 3.0% |
| Other | 202 | 5.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 236 | 17.2% | -4.8% |
| Construction | 232 | 16.9% | -0.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 175 | 12.7% | 2.3% |
| Other Services | 112 | 8.1% | 6.7% |
| Retail Trade | 106 | 7.7% | -10.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 83 | 6.0% | -8.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 83 | 6.0% | 2.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 74 | 5.4% | -1.3% |
| Manufacturing | 69 | 5.0% | -8.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 61 | 4.4% | 15.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 49 | 3.6% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 42 | 3.1% | 10.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 29 | 2.1% | 3.6% |
| Education and Training | 12 | 0.9% | 9.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 9 | 0.7% | -10.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.3% | 33.3% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services15.1%
- Financial and Insurance Services10.5%
- Other Services6.7%
- Wholesale Trade3.6%
- Health Care and Social Assistance2.5%
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 | 5.7 | 0.62× | 61 |