Echuca
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 216011406 · Campaspe (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,728
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 15,357
- Per 1,000 residents
- 112.5
- Business growth YoY
- 0.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,721
- Change vs prior year
- +7
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,185
≠ 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): 554.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,026 | 59.4% |
| 1–4 | 441 | 25.5% |
| 5–19 | 212 | 12.3% |
| 20–199 | 54 | 3.1% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,185). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,115 | 40.8% |
| Private company | 995 | 19.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 491 | 9.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 443 | 8.5% |
| Family partnership | 322 | 6.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 265 | 5.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 129 | 2.5% |
| Fixed unit trust | 124 | 2.4% |
| Other | 301 | 5.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 387 | 22.4% | -0.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 181 | 10.5% | 5.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 158 | 9.1% | -3.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 146 | 8.4% | 3.5% |
| Other Services | 140 | 8.1% | 2.9% |
| Retail Trade | 138 | 8.0% | -6.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 125 | 7.2% | 4.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 114 | 6.6% | -2.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 82 | 4.7% | 10.8% |
| Manufacturing | 68 | 3.9% | 11.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 51 | 3.0% | -13.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 51 | 3.0% | 6.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 29 | 1.7% | -6.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 21 | 1.2% | -12.5% |
| Education and Training | 18 | 1.0% | 5.9% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 6 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 5 | 0.3% | -16.7% |
| Currently Unknown | 5 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Manufacturing11.5%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing10.8%
- Administrative and Support Services6.3%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services5.8%
- Accommodation and Food Services4.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 7.4 | 0.72× | 114 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 3.3 | 0.74× | 51 |