Ringwood Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 211031266 · Maroondah (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,199
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 19,779
- Per 1,000 residents
- 111.2
- Business growth YoY
- -0.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,204
- Change vs prior year
- -5
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 11,688
≠ 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): 1,445.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,269 | 57.7% |
| 1–4 | 584 | 26.6% |
| 5–19 | 272 | 12.4% |
| 20–199 | 68 | 3.1% |
| 200+ | 9 | 0.4% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (11,688). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 5,293 | 45.3% |
| Private company | 2,748 | 23.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 963 | 8.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 631 | 5.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 598 | 5.1% |
| Strata title | 352 | 3.0% |
| Fixed unit trust | 250 | 2.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 227 | 1.9% |
| Other | 626 | 5.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 373 | 17.0% | -0.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 344 | 15.6% | 1.5% |
| Retail Trade | 209 | 9.5% | -1.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 200 | 9.1% | -2.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 189 | 8.6% | 1.1% |
| Other Services | 168 | 7.6% | 0.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 133 | 6.0% | 3.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 99 | 4.5% | -8.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 96 | 4.4% | -1.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 90 | 4.1% | 2.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 86 | 3.9% | -8.5% |
| Manufacturing | 84 | 3.8% | 10.5% |
| Education and Training | 53 | 2.4% | 6.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 29 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 16 | 0.7% | -5.9% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 10 | 0.5% | 11.1% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 9 | 0.4% | 12.5% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.2% | -37.5% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Manufacturing10.5%
- Education and Training6.0%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing3.9%
- Accommodation and Food Services2.3%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services1.5%
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 | 0.5 | 0.31× | 10 |