Drouin Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 205011076 · Baw Baw (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,680
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 22,118
- Per 1,000 residents
- 76.0
- Business growth YoY
- 1.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,662
- Change vs prior year
- +18
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,548
≠ 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): 827.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,074 | 63.9% |
| 1–4 | 448 | 26.7% |
| 5–19 | 128 | 7.6% |
| 20–199 | 29 | 1.7% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,548). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,875 | 51.8% |
| Private company | 959 | 17.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 390 | 7.0% |
| Family partnership | 359 | 6.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 297 | 5.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 196 | 3.5% |
| Other incorporated entity | 114 | 2.1% |
| Partnership | 101 | 1.8% |
| Other | 257 | 4.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 415 | 24.7% | -0.2% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 282 | 16.8% | -1.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 140 | 8.3% | 2.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 132 | 7.9% | 7.3% |
| Other Services | 114 | 6.8% | 0.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 113 | 6.7% | -5.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 104 | 6.2% | 13.0% |
| Retail Trade | 72 | 4.3% | 1.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 72 | 4.3% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 61 | 3.6% | 3.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 45 | 2.7% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 39 | 2.3% | 2.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 39 | 2.3% | 5.4% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 21 | 1.3% | 31.3% |
| Education and Training | 14 | 0.8% | 7.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 8 | 0.5% | -33.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 6 | 0.4% | -14.3% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Arts and Recreation Services31.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance13.0%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services7.3%
- Financial and Insurance Services5.4%
- Manufacturing3.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education and Training | 0.6 | 0.39× | 14 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.0 | 0.51× | 45 |
| Retail Trade | 3.3 | 0.52× | 72 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.8 | 0.52× | 39 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 6.0 | 0.55× | 132 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.9 | 0.63× | 21 |