Maryborough (Vic.) Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 201031016 · Maryborough - Pyrenees (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 453
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 8,229
- Per 1,000 residents
- 55.0
- Business growth YoY
- -4.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 476
- Change vs prior year
- -23
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,015
≠ 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): 218.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 260 | 57.4% |
| 1–4 | 127 | 28.0% |
| 5–19 | 54 | 11.9% |
| 20–199 | 4 | 0.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,015). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 887 | 44.0% |
| Private company | 341 | 16.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 159 | 7.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 155 | 7.7% |
| Family partnership | 137 | 6.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 91 | 4.5% |
| Other incorporated entity | 87 | 4.3% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 45 | 2.2% |
| Other | 113 | 5.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 68 | 15.0% | -4.2% |
| Retail Trade | 47 | 10.4% | -14.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 41 | 9.1% | -6.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 41 | 9.1% | 24.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 37 | 8.2% | -5.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 34 | 7.5% | -2.9% |
| Manufacturing | 29 | 6.4% | -3.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 29 | 6.4% | -14.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 29 | 6.4% | -6.5% |
| Other Services | 29 | 6.4% | -9.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 14 | 3.1% | 7.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 14 | 3.1% | -6.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 14 | 3.1% | -22.2% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 10 | 2.2% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 9 | 2.0% | 12.5% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 5 | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance24.2%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services-2.9%
- Manufacturing-3.3%
- Construction-4.2%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing-5.1%
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 | 5.0 | 0.26× | 41 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.5 | 0.42× | 29 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 1.7 | 0.43× | 14 |
| Construction | 8.3 | 0.48× | 68 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.1 | 0.50× | 34 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.7 | 0.58× | 14 |