Murray Bridge Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
SA · SA2 407031165 · Murray and Mallee (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,062
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 19,938
- Per 1,000 residents
- 53.3
- Business growth YoY
- 4.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,014
- Change vs prior year
- +48
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,255
≠ 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): 757.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 654 | 61.6% |
| 1–4 | 257 | 24.2% |
| 5–19 | 115 | 10.8% |
| 20–199 | 23 | 2.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,255). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,270 | 53.3% |
| Private company | 651 | 15.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 276 | 6.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 246 | 5.8% |
| Family partnership | 233 | 5.5% |
| Other incorporated entity | 187 | 4.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 158 | 3.7% |
| Fixed unit trust | 57 | 1.3% |
| Other | 177 | 4.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 174 | 16.4% | -4.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 109 | 10.3% | 1.9% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 103 | 9.7% | -1.0% |
| Other Services | 90 | 8.5% | 8.4% |
| Retail Trade | 80 | 7.5% | 15.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 74 | 7.0% | 27.6% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 74 | 7.0% | 1.4% |
| Manufacturing | 62 | 5.8% | 1.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 61 | 5.7% | 24.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 55 | 5.2% | 3.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 52 | 4.9% | 4.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 31 | 2.9% | -8.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 28 | 2.6% | -9.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 25 | 2.4% | 8.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 11 | 1.0% | 57.1% |
| Mining | 10 | 0.9% | 42.9% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 8 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 7 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing27.6%
- Administrative and Support Services24.5%
- Retail Trade15.9%
- Arts and Recreation Services8.7%
- Other Services8.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mining | 0.5 | 0.45× | 10 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.8 | 0.52× | 55 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.4 | 0.53× | 28 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.7 | 0.56× | 74 |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 0.6 | 0.57× | 11 |
| Construction | 8.7 | 0.60× | 174 |