Rushworth Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 216011410 · Campaspe (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 479
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 4,210
- Per 1,000 residents
- 113.8
- Business growth YoY
- -0.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 483
- Change vs prior year
- -4
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,041
≠ 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): 109.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 339 | 70.8% |
| 1–4 | 113 | 23.6% |
| 5–19 | 24 | 5.0% |
| 20–199 | 7 | 1.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,041). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 406 | 39.0% |
| Private company | 164 | 15.8% |
| Family partnership | 144 | 13.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 80 | 7.7% |
| Other incorporated entity | 67 | 6.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 65 | 6.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 24 | 2.3% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 24 | 2.3% |
| Other | 67 | 6.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 255 | 53.2% | -4.1% |
| Construction | 47 | 9.8% | 9.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 27 | 5.6% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 24 | 5.0% | -4.0% |
| Retail Trade | 22 | 4.6% | 22.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 21 | 4.4% | -4.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 17 | 3.5% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 17 | 3.5% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 15 | 3.1% | -11.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 10 | 2.1% | 11.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 8 | 1.7% | 14.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 7 | 1.5% | -12.5% |
| Education and Training | 5 | 1.0% | 25.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 4 | 0.8% | 33.3% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Retail Trade22.2%
- Construction9.3%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing0.0%
- Manufacturing-4.0%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing-4.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.0 | 0.64× | 17 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.4 | 0.67× | 10 |
| Construction | 11.2 | 0.70× | 47 |