Bright - Mount Beauty
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Bright and Mount Beauty
VIC · SA2 204031069 · Wodonga - Alpine (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,212
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 8,976
- Per 1,000 residents
- 135.0
- Business growth YoY
- -0.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,218
- Change vs prior year
- -6
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,083
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes bright and mount beauty), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 290.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 723 | 59.7% |
| 1–4 | 321 | 26.5% |
| 5–19 | 141 | 11.6% |
| 20–199 | 27 | 2.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,083). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,275 | 41.4% |
| Private company | 611 | 19.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 238 | 7.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 200 | 6.5% |
| Family partnership | 178 | 5.8% |
| Other incorporated entity | 148 | 4.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 137 | 4.4% |
| Partnership | 77 | 2.5% |
| Other | 219 | 7.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation and Food Services | 218 | 18.0% | -1.8% |
| Construction | 195 | 16.1% | -4.9% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 190 | 15.7% | 0.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 117 | 9.7% | 0.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 111 | 9.2% | 1.8% |
| Retail Trade | 73 | 6.0% | 5.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 49 | 4.0% | 6.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 47 | 3.9% | 9.3% |
| Other Services | 43 | 3.5% | 4.9% |
| Manufacturing | 34 | 2.8% | -8.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 32 | 2.6% | 14.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 27 | 2.2% | -3.6% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 21 | 1.7% | -4.5% |
| Education and Training | 17 | 1.4% | -10.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 16 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 10 | 0.8% | -9.1% |
| Mining | 6 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing14.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance9.3%
- Administrative and Support Services6.5%
- Retail Trade5.8%
- Other Services4.9%
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 | 3.6 | 0.57× | 32 |