Avoca
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 201031013 · Maryborough - Pyrenees (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 468
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 3,609
- Per 1,000 residents
- 129.7
- Business growth YoY
- 0.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 467
- Change vs prior year
- +1
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 788
≠ 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): 49.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 304 | 65.0% |
| 1–4 | 131 | 28.0% |
| 5–19 | 31 | 6.6% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 1.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (788). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 331 | 42.0% |
| Private company | 95 | 12.1% |
| Family partnership | 94 | 11.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 69 | 8.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 48 | 6.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 43 | 5.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 40 | 5.1% |
| State government entity | 17 | 2.2% |
| Other | 51 | 6.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 228 | 48.7% | 2.2% |
| Construction | 48 | 10.3% | 26.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 37 | 7.9% | 2.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 34 | 7.3% | 17.2% |
| Retail Trade | 21 | 4.5% | -12.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 19 | 4.1% | 5.6% |
| Manufacturing | 17 | 3.6% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 17 | 3.6% | -10.5% |
| Other Services | 14 | 3.0% | -6.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 7 | 1.5% | -30.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 6 | 1.3% | -14.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 5 | 1.1% | -28.6% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 5 | 1.1% | -37.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 4 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 3 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Construction26.3%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing17.2%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services2.8%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing2.2%
- Retail Trade-12.5%