Dilston - Lilydale Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Dilston and Lilydale
TAS · SA2 602031058 · North East (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 453
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 4,589
- Per 1,000 residents
- 98.7
- Business growth YoY
- 3.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 436
- Change vs prior year
- +17
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 871
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes dilston and lilydale), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 86.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 294 | 64.9% |
| 1–4 | 122 | 26.9% |
| 5–19 | 36 | 7.9% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 1.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (871). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 390 | 44.8% |
| Private company | 174 | 20.0% |
| Family partnership | 106 | 12.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 55 | 6.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 53 | 6.1% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 29 | 3.3% |
| Other incorporated entity | 24 | 2.8% |
| Partnership | 17 | 2.0% |
| Other | 23 | 2.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 138 | 30.5% | -4.2% |
| Construction | 104 | 23.0% | 9.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 33 | 7.3% | 22.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 28 | 6.2% | 7.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 28 | 6.2% | -9.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 26 | 5.7% | 8.3% |
| Retail Trade | 17 | 3.8% | 30.8% |
| Other Services | 16 | 3.5% | 33.3% |
| Manufacturing | 13 | 2.9% | 18.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 12 | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 11 | 2.4% | -8.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 10 | 2.2% | -23.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 8 | 1.8% | 33.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 3 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.7% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services22.2%
- Construction9.5%
- Health Care and Social Assistance8.3%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing7.7%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing-4.2%