Merbein Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 215021396 · Mildura (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 427
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 4,971
- Per 1,000 residents
- 85.9
- Business growth YoY
- 2.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 417
- Change vs prior year
- +10
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,279
≠ 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): 187.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 278 | 65.1% |
| 1–4 | 105 | 24.6% |
| 5–19 | 37 | 8.7% |
| 20–199 | 7 | 1.6% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,279). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 569 | 44.5% |
| Private company | 233 | 18.2% |
| Family partnership | 144 | 11.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 92 | 7.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 80 | 6.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 38 | 3.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 37 | 2.9% |
| Partnership | 22 | 1.7% |
| Other | 64 | 5.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 160 | 37.5% | -2.4% |
| Construction | 71 | 16.6% | 14.5% |
| Other Services | 31 | 7.3% | 40.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 23 | 5.4% | -17.9% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 21 | 4.9% | 16.7% |
| Manufacturing | 19 | 4.4% | 11.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 18 | 4.2% | 5.9% |
| Retail Trade | 17 | 4.0% | 13.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 17 | 4.0% | -10.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 17 | 4.0% | 41.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 11 | 2.6% | -8.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 9 | 2.1% | -25.0% |
| Education and Training | 6 | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 4 | 0.9% | -42.9% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services40.9%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services16.7%
- Construction14.5%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing-2.4%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing-17.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.6 | 0.50× | 18 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.2 | 0.58× | 11 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.2 | 0.63× | 21 |
| Retail Trade | 3.4 | 0.74× | 17 |