Kerang Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 215031402 · Murray River - Swan Hill (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 366
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 3,784
- Per 1,000 residents
- 96.7
- Business growth YoY
- -2.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 377
- Change vs prior year
- -11
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,611
≠ 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): 148.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 228 | 62.3% |
| 1–4 | 92 | 25.1% |
| 5–19 | 40 | 10.9% |
| 20–199 | 8 | 2.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,611). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 581 | 36.1% |
| Private company | 217 | 13.5% |
| Family partnership | 204 | 12.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 198 | 12.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 141 | 8.8% |
| Other incorporated entity | 72 | 4.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 63 | 3.9% |
| Partnership | 37 | 2.3% |
| Other | 98 | 6.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 99 | 27.0% | -4.8% |
| Construction | 51 | 13.9% | -8.9% |
| Retail Trade | 29 | 7.9% | -12.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 28 | 7.7% | 12.0% |
| Manufacturing | 24 | 6.6% | 14.3% |
| Other Services | 24 | 6.6% | -7.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 22 | 6.0% | 4.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 20 | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 17 | 4.6% | 6.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 14 | 3.8% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 12 | 3.3% | 9.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 8 | 2.2% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 8 | 2.2% | 14.3% |
| Mining | 4 | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Manufacturing14.3%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services12.0%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing5.3%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services4.8%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing-4.8%