Mildura - North Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Mildura and North
VIC · SA2 215021469 · Mildura (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,960
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 17,718
- Per 1,000 residents
- 110.6
- Business growth YoY
- 0.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,951
- Change vs prior year
- +9
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 10,107
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes mildura and north), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,554.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,074 | 54.8% |
| 1–4 | 484 | 24.7% |
| 5–19 | 317 | 16.2% |
| 20–199 | 88 | 4.5% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (10,107). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 4,452 | 44.0% |
| Private company | 2,280 | 22.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 865 | 8.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 595 | 5.9% |
| Family partnership | 431 | 4.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 381 | 3.8% |
| Other incorporated entity | 306 | 3.0% |
| Fixed unit trust | 200 | 2.0% |
| Other | 597 | 5.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 294 | 15.0% | 1.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 263 | 13.4% | -1.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 176 | 9.0% | 0.6% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 173 | 8.8% | -3.9% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 162 | 8.3% | -5.8% |
| Other Services | 155 | 7.9% | 2.0% |
| Retail Trade | 150 | 7.7% | -0.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 114 | 5.8% | -0.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 106 | 5.4% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 81 | 4.1% | 20.9% |
| Manufacturing | 78 | 4.0% | 5.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 73 | 3.7% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 56 | 2.9% | 5.7% |
| Education and Training | 27 | 1.4% | -3.6% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 24 | 1.2% | 14.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 11 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 6 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 6 | 0.3% | 20.0% |
| Mining | 5 | 0.3% | 25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services20.9%
- Arts and Recreation Services14.3%
- Wholesale Trade5.7%
- Manufacturing5.4%
- Other Services2.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 4.1 | 0.62× | 73 |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 0.6 | 0.69× | 11 |