Romsey Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 210021235 · Macedon Ranges (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,176
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 11,567
- Per 1,000 residents
- 101.7
- Business growth YoY
- 1.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,157
- Change vs prior year
- +19
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,164
≠ 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): 348.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 762 | 64.8% |
| 1–4 | 318 | 27.0% |
| 5–19 | 82 | 7.0% |
| 20–199 | 3 | 0.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,164). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,520 | 48.0% |
| Private company | 610 | 19.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 242 | 7.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 235 | 7.4% |
| Family partnership | 143 | 4.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 132 | 4.2% |
| Other incorporated entity | 79 | 2.5% |
| Partnership | 59 | 1.9% |
| Other | 144 | 4.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 286 | 24.3% | -3.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 216 | 18.4% | -4.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 115 | 9.8% | 13.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 74 | 6.3% | -3.9% |
| Retail Trade | 69 | 5.9% | 19.0% |
| Other Services | 60 | 5.1% | 15.4% |
| Manufacturing | 54 | 4.6% | 8.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 54 | 4.6% | -5.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 46 | 3.9% | 21.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 36 | 3.1% | -7.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 34 | 2.9% | 3.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 34 | 2.9% | -12.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 31 | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 30 | 2.6% | 20.0% |
| Education and Training | 20 | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 7 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance21.1%
- Financial and Insurance Services20.0%
- Retail Trade19.0%
- Other Services15.4%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services13.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 4.0 | 0.66× | 46 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 4.7 | 0.73× | 54 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 3.1 | 0.74× | 36 |