Barmera Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
SA · SA2 407031159 · Murray and Mallee (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 630
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 6,662
- Per 1,000 residents
- 94.6
- Business growth YoY
- -3.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 650
- Change vs prior year
- -20
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,365
≠ 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): 129.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 440 | 69.8% |
| 1–4 | 120 | 19.0% |
| 5–19 | 52 | 8.3% |
| 20–199 | 9 | 1.4% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,365). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 549 | 40.2% |
| Family partnership | 231 | 16.9% |
| Private company | 200 | 14.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 105 | 7.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 81 | 5.9% |
| Other incorporated entity | 69 | 5.1% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 39 | 2.9% |
| Partnership | 35 | 2.6% |
| Other | 56 | 4.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 311 | 49.4% | -4.0% |
| Construction | 64 | 10.2% | -11.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 33 | 5.2% | -2.9% |
| Other Services | 30 | 4.8% | -11.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 27 | 4.3% | -3.6% |
| Manufacturing | 25 | 4.0% | -3.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 25 | 4.0% | 8.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 24 | 3.8% | 20.0% |
| Retail Trade | 21 | 3.3% | 5.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 19 | 3.0% | -5.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 17 | 2.7% | 6.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 12 | 1.9% | -20.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 9 | 1.4% | 12.5% |
| Education and Training | 7 | 1.1% | 16.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.5% | -25.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 0.5% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services20.0%
- Accommodation and Food Services8.7%
- Retail Trade5.0%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing-2.9%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services-3.6%
Industries with more relative room
Under-indexed vs similar SA2s in SA (density per 1,000). Use as a research starting point — not investment advice.
| Industry | Local /1,000 | vs peers | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.1 | 0.48× | 27 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.6 | 0.71× | 24 |
| Construction | 9.6 | 0.72× | 64 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.8 | 0.72× | 12 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.9 | 0.72× | 19 |