Lilydale - Coldstream Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Lilydale and Coldstream
VIC · SA2 211051278 · Yarra Ranges (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,996
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 20,905
- Per 1,000 residents
- 95.5
- Business growth YoY
- 1.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,966
- Change vs prior year
- +30
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,643
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes lilydale and coldstream), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 819.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,130 | 56.6% |
| 1–4 | 596 | 29.9% |
| 5–19 | 225 | 11.3% |
| 20–199 | 42 | 2.1% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.3% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,643). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,971 | 44.7% |
| Private company | 1,470 | 22.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 585 | 8.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 466 | 7.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 307 | 4.6% |
| Family partnership | 195 | 2.9% |
| Strata title | 163 | 2.5% |
| Other incorporated entity | 121 | 1.8% |
| Other | 365 | 5.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 575 | 28.8% | 3.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 200 | 10.0% | -5.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 197 | 9.9% | -2.5% |
| Other Services | 144 | 7.2% | 2.1% |
| Retail Trade | 132 | 6.6% | 11.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 126 | 6.3% | 7.7% |
| Manufacturing | 100 | 5.0% | 6.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 92 | 4.6% | -9.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 78 | 3.9% | -1.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 73 | 3.7% | -2.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 73 | 3.7% | 1.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 54 | 2.7% | 5.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 52 | 2.6% | 6.1% |
| Education and Training | 37 | 1.9% | 5.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 29 | 1.5% | -3.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 11 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 10 | 0.5% | -9.1% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 7 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Retail Trade11.9%
- Health Care and Social Assistance7.7%
- Manufacturing6.4%
- Financial and Insurance Services6.1%
- Wholesale Trade5.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.5 | 0.45× | 10 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.5 | 0.50× | 73 |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 0.5 | 0.58× | 11 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.5 | 0.74× | 52 |