Sunbury - South
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Sunbury and South
VIC · SA2 210041540 · Sunbury (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,240
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 17,683
- Per 1,000 residents
- 70.1
- Business growth YoY
- 2.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,208
- Change vs prior year
- +32
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 10,226
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes sunbury and south), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,726.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 717 | 57.8% |
| 1–4 | 349 | 28.1% |
| 5–19 | 134 | 10.8% |
| 20–199 | 28 | 2.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (10,226). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 5,434 | 53.1% |
| Private company | 1,862 | 18.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 847 | 8.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 677 | 6.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 452 | 4.4% |
| Strata title | 200 | 2.0% |
| Family partnership | 174 | 1.7% |
| Other incorporated entity | 154 | 1.5% |
| Other | 426 | 4.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 269 | 21.7% | 0.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 131 | 10.6% | 8.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 119 | 9.6% | 9.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 105 | 8.5% | -4.5% |
| Other Services | 104 | 8.4% | -5.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 100 | 8.1% | 8.7% |
| Retail Trade | 97 | 7.8% | -2.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 68 | 5.5% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 52 | 4.2% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 48 | 3.9% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 46 | 3.7% | 12.2% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 28 | 2.3% | 12.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 25 | 2.0% | 38.9% |
| Education and Training | 20 | 1.6% | -4.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 18 | 1.5% | 5.9% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.3% | 33.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Wholesale Trade38.9%
- Administrative and Support Services12.2%
- Arts and Recreation Services12.0%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing9.2%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services8.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.0 | 0.40× | 18 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.6 | 0.58× | 46 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.4 | 0.58× | 25 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 5.7 | 0.60× | 100 |
| Education and Training | 1.1 | 0.70× | 20 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 7.4 | 0.72× | 131 |