Daylesford
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 201021011 · Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,265
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 10,342
- Per 1,000 residents
- 122.3
- Business growth YoY
- 1.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,248
- Change vs prior year
- +17
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,879
≠ 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): 369.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 829 | 65.5% |
| 1–4 | 302 | 23.9% |
| 5–19 | 116 | 9.2% |
| 20–199 | 10 | 0.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,879). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,905 | 49.1% |
| Private company | 702 | 18.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 300 | 7.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 221 | 5.7% |
| Family partnership | 179 | 4.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 147 | 3.8% |
| Other incorporated entity | 131 | 3.4% |
| Partnership | 91 | 2.3% |
| Other | 203 | 5.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 197 | 15.6% | 0.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 187 | 14.8% | 3.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 177 | 14.0% | -1.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 111 | 8.8% | -9.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 100 | 7.9% | 2.0% |
| Retail Trade | 80 | 6.3% | -13.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 73 | 5.8% | 9.0% |
| Manufacturing | 55 | 4.3% | 10.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 53 | 4.2% | 10.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 38 | 3.0% | 11.8% |
| Other Services | 37 | 2.9% | 12.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 36 | 2.8% | 16.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 33 | 2.6% | 22.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 30 | 2.4% | -16.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 29 | 2.3% | 20.8% |
| Education and Training | 19 | 1.5% | -5.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.3% | -20.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Arts and Recreation Services22.2%
- Information Media and Telecommunications20.8%
- Financial and Insurance Services16.1%
- Other Services12.1%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing11.8%
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 | 3.7 | 0.58× | 38 |