Rochester Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 216011409 · Campaspe (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 433
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 3,691
- Per 1,000 residents
- 117.3
- Business growth YoY
- -2.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 446
- Change vs prior year
- -13
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,193
≠ 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): 105.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 284 | 65.6% |
| 1–4 | 104 | 24.0% |
| 5–19 | 40 | 9.2% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 1.4% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,193). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 444 | 37.2% |
| Family partnership | 207 | 17.4% |
| Private company | 158 | 13.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 117 | 9.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 101 | 8.5% |
| Other incorporated entity | 43 | 3.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 34 | 2.8% |
| Partnership | 25 | 2.1% |
| Other | 64 | 5.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 188 | 43.4% | -5.5% |
| Construction | 58 | 13.4% | -1.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 37 | 8.5% | -2.6% |
| Retail Trade | 23 | 5.3% | -8.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 23 | 5.3% | 9.5% |
| Manufacturing | 20 | 4.6% | 0.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 16 | 3.7% | -15.8% |
| Other Services | 16 | 3.7% | 14.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 12 | 2.8% | -7.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 10 | 2.3% | -16.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 10 | 2.3% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 9 | 2.1% | -18.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 5 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.7% | — |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 0.7% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services9.5%
- Manufacturing0.0%
- Construction-1.7%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services-2.6%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing-5.5%