Bunyip - Garfield Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Bunyip and Garfield
VIC · SA2 212011547 · Cardinia (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,251
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 10,366
- Per 1,000 residents
- 120.7
- Business growth YoY
- 1.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,228
- Change vs prior year
- +23
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,352
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes bunyip and garfield), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 413.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 783 | 62.6% |
| 1–4 | 350 | 28.0% |
| 5–19 | 101 | 8.1% |
| 20–199 | 11 | 0.9% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,352). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,428 | 42.6% |
| Private company | 706 | 21.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 295 | 8.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 241 | 7.2% |
| Family partnership | 217 | 6.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 166 | 5.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 87 | 2.6% |
| Fixed unit trust | 57 | 1.7% |
| Other | 155 | 4.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 356 | 28.5% | 4.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 258 | 20.6% | 1.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 107 | 8.6% | 23.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 84 | 6.7% | -3.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 77 | 6.2% | -7.2% |
| Other Services | 77 | 6.2% | -4.9% |
| Retail Trade | 41 | 3.3% | -10.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 40 | 3.2% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 37 | 3.0% | -5.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 34 | 2.7% | 9.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 32 | 2.6% | -3.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 32 | 2.6% | 14.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 24 | 1.9% | -7.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 23 | 1.8% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 16 | 1.3% | -5.9% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.3% | 33.3% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | — |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.2% | -25.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services23.0%
- Arts and Recreation Services14.3%
- Financial and Insurance Services9.7%
- Construction4.1%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing1.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.2 | 0.37× | 23 |