Buloke
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 215031400 · Murray River - Swan Hill (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 988
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 5,891
- Per 1,000 residents
- 167.7
- Business growth YoY
- -1.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,000
- Change vs prior year
- -12
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,358
≠ 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): 169.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 605 | 61.2% |
| 1–4 | 287 | 29.0% |
| 5–19 | 76 | 7.7% |
| 20–199 | 12 | 1.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,358). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 701 | 29.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 333 | 14.1% |
| Private company | 325 | 13.8% |
| Family partnership | 310 | 13.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 207 | 8.8% |
| Other incorporated entity | 163 | 6.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 103 | 4.4% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 73 | 3.1% |
| Other | 143 | 6.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 551 | 55.8% | -1.6% |
| Construction | 69 | 7.0% | 6.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 67 | 6.8% | 1.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 54 | 5.5% | 1.9% |
| Retail Trade | 44 | 4.5% | -8.3% |
| Other Services | 38 | 3.8% | -7.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 36 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 26 | 2.6% | 8.3% |
| Manufacturing | 23 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 23 | 2.3% | -14.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 14 | 1.4% | 7.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 13 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 12 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 11 | 1.1% | 22.2% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 4 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Wholesale Trade8.3%
- Construction6.2%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing1.9%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services1.5%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing-1.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.4 | 0.46× | 14 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.9 | 0.51× | 23 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.2 | 0.57× | 13 |
| Construction | 11.7 | 0.71× | 69 |