Sale Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 205051103 · Wellington (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,151
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 15,232
- Per 1,000 residents
- 75.6
- Business growth YoY
- -1.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,165
- Change vs prior year
- -14
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,801
≠ 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): 454.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 661 | 57.4% |
| 1–4 | 303 | 26.3% |
| 5–19 | 140 | 12.2% |
| 20–199 | 41 | 3.6% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,801). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,739 | 45.8% |
| Private company | 649 | 17.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 370 | 9.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 187 | 4.9% |
| Family partnership | 175 | 4.6% |
| Other incorporated entity | 141 | 3.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 131 | 3.4% |
| Strata title | 123 | 3.2% |
| Other | 286 | 7.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 189 | 16.4% | -4.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 164 | 14.2% | 3.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 127 | 11.0% | 5.0% |
| Retail Trade | 111 | 9.6% | -2.6% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 84 | 7.3% | -9.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 84 | 7.3% | 1.2% |
| Other Services | 75 | 6.5% | -6.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 68 | 5.9% | -12.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 53 | 4.6% | 12.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 52 | 4.5% | 6.1% |
| Manufacturing | 46 | 4.0% | 12.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 25 | 2.2% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 19 | 1.7% | -5.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 17 | 1.5% | -5.6% |
| Education and Training | 16 | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 8 | 0.7% | 14.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 7 | 0.6% | -22.2% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | -50.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing12.8%
- Manufacturing12.2%
- Administrative and Support Services6.1%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services5.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance3.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale Trade | 1.1 | 0.47× | 17 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.6 | 0.52× | 25 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5.5 | 0.55× | 84 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.5 | 0.55× | 53 |
| Education and Training | 1.1 | 0.65× | 16 |
| Construction | 12.4 | 0.75× | 189 |