Rutherglen
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 204021065 · Wangaratta - Benalla (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 465
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 4,120
- Per 1,000 residents
- 112.9
- Business growth YoY
- 2.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 452
- Change vs prior year
- +13
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,129
≠ 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): 111.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 292 | 62.8% |
| 1–4 | 115 | 24.7% |
| 5–19 | 36 | 7.7% |
| 20–199 | 13 | 2.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,129). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 444 | 39.3% |
| Private company | 205 | 18.2% |
| Family partnership | 112 | 9.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 102 | 9.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 69 | 6.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 55 | 4.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 45 | 4.0% |
| Partnership | 30 | 2.7% |
| Other | 67 | 5.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 142 | 30.5% | 0.7% |
| Construction | 77 | 16.6% | 5.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 37 | 8.0% | -2.6% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 34 | 7.3% | 21.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 33 | 7.1% | 3.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 27 | 5.8% | 3.8% |
| Other Services | 25 | 5.4% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 22 | 4.7% | -4.3% |
| Retail Trade | 19 | 4.1% | 5.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 16 | 3.4% | -5.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 12 | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 6 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 5 | 1.1% | -28.6% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.9% | 33.3% |
| Education and Training | 3 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 0.6% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services21.4%
- Construction5.5%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing3.8%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services3.1%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing0.7%