Diggers Rest Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 210041539 · Sunbury (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 415
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,434
- Per 1,000 residents
- 55.8
- Business growth YoY
- 7.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 385
- Change vs prior year
- +30
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,821
≠ 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): 371.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 295 | 71.1% |
| 1–4 | 97 | 23.4% |
| 5–19 | 21 | 5.1% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 1.4% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,821). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,079 | 59.3% |
| Private company | 342 | 18.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 97 | 5.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 88 | 4.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 78 | 4.3% |
| Partnership | 35 | 1.9% |
| Family partnership | 30 | 1.6% |
| Fixed unit trust | 29 | 1.6% |
| Other | 43 | 2.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 112 | 27.0% | -0.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 94 | 22.7% | 0.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 31 | 7.5% | 3.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 27 | 6.5% | 28.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 24 | 5.8% | 9.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 23 | 5.5% | 9.5% |
| Retail Trade | 17 | 4.1% | 30.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 16 | 3.9% | 14.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 15 | 3.6% | 50.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 12 | 2.9% | 9.1% |
| Other Services | 12 | 2.9% | -29.4% |
| Manufacturing | 11 | 2.7% | 22.2% |
| Education and Training | 5 | 1.2% | 66.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 4 | 1.0% | — |
| Wholesale Trade | 3 | 0.7% | — |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.7% | -25.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.7% | — |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.7% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance28.6%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services9.5%
- Administrative and Support Services9.1%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services3.3%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing0.0%
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 | 2.0 | 0.08× | 15 |
| Other Services | 1.6 | 0.36× | 12 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.1 | 0.39× | 23 |
| Manufacturing | 1.5 | 0.42× | 11 |
| Retail Trade | 2.3 | 0.43× | 17 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.2 | 0.51× | 31 |