Thornbury Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 206021112 · Darebin - South (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,752
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 20,234
- Per 1,000 residents
- 86.6
- Business growth YoY
- 3.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,695
- Change vs prior year
- +57
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,795
≠ 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): 902.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,146 | 65.4% |
| 1–4 | 410 | 23.4% |
| 5–19 | 169 | 9.6% |
| 20–199 | 27 | 1.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,795). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,757 | 55.3% |
| Private company | 1,186 | 17.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 376 | 5.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 332 | 4.9% |
| Strata title | 283 | 4.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 260 | 3.8% |
| Partnership | 130 | 1.9% |
| Fixed unit trust | 122 | 1.8% |
| Other | 349 | 5.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 329 | 18.8% | 6.5% |
| Construction | 212 | 12.1% | -2.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 205 | 11.7% | 6.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 183 | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| Retail Trade | 112 | 6.4% | -0.9% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 104 | 5.9% | 13.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 99 | 5.7% | -4.8% |
| Other Services | 92 | 5.3% | -3.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 84 | 4.8% | 2.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 79 | 4.5% | 3.9% |
| Manufacturing | 60 | 3.4% | -10.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 53 | 3.0% | 15.2% |
| Education and Training | 44 | 2.5% | 2.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 43 | 2.5% | -6.5% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 39 | 2.2% | 8.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 8 | 0.5% | 33.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services15.2%
- Arts and Recreation Services13.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance11.6%
- Information Media and Telecommunications8.3%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services6.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 4.2 | 0.63× | 84 |
| Construction | 10.5 | 0.63× | 212 |