Longford - Loch Sport
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Longford and Loch Sport
VIC · SA2 205051100 · Wellington (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 460
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 4,993
- Per 1,000 residents
- 92.1
- Business growth YoY
- -0.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 464
- Change vs prior year
- -4
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,561
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes longford and loch sport), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 189.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 311 | 67.6% |
| 1–4 | 115 | 25.0% |
| 5–19 | 26 | 5.7% |
| 20–199 | 3 | 0.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,561). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 758 | 48.6% |
| Private company | 196 | 12.6% |
| Family partnership | 181 | 11.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 135 | 8.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 84 | 5.4% |
| Other incorporated entity | 66 | 4.2% |
| Partnership | 39 | 2.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 34 | 2.2% |
| Other | 68 | 4.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 164 | 35.7% | 5.1% |
| Construction | 82 | 17.8% | -7.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 33 | 7.2% | 0.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 30 | 6.5% | 25.0% |
| Retail Trade | 22 | 4.8% | 4.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 18 | 3.9% | -5.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 17 | 3.7% | -10.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 15 | 3.3% | -28.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 15 | 3.3% | -6.3% |
| Manufacturing | 14 | 3.0% | 27.3% |
| Other Services | 12 | 2.6% | -14.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 11 | 2.4% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 7 | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 6 | 1.3% | -14.3% |
| Education and Training | 6 | 1.3% | -14.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 5 | 1.1% | -16.7% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services25.0%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing5.1%
- Retail Trade4.8%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services0.0%
- Construction-7.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Services | 2.4 | 0.57× | 12 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.0 | 0.57× | 15 |
| Wholesale Trade | 2.2 | 0.72× | 11 |