Shepparton - South East Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Shepparton and South East
VIC · SA2 216031594 · Shepparton (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,603
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 16,334
- Per 1,000 residents
- 98.1
- Business growth YoY
- 3.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,550
- Change vs prior year
- +53
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes shepparton and south east), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,037 | 64.7% |
| 1–4 | 371 | 23.1% |
| 5–19 | 147 | 9.2% |
| 20–199 | 34 | 2.1% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 284 | 17.7% | 10.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 227 | 14.2% | 12.4% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 178 | 11.1% | -12.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 158 | 9.9% | 12.1% |
| Other Services | 109 | 6.8% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 106 | 6.6% | 14.0% |
| Retail Trade | 103 | 6.4% | -7.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 98 | 6.1% | 4.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 97 | 6.1% | -6.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 79 | 4.9% | 12.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 47 | 2.9% | 9.3% |
| Manufacturing | 45 | 2.8% | -8.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 27 | 1.7% | 17.4% |
| Education and Training | 15 | 0.9% | 7.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 14 | 0.9% | -6.7% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 7 | 0.4% | 16.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 5 | 0.3% | -28.6% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.2% | -20.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Wholesale Trade17.4%
- Health Care and Social Assistance14.0%
- Accommodation and Food Services12.9%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services12.4%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing12.1%
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 | 5.9 | 0.57× | 97 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.9 | 0.57× | 14 |
| Education and Training | 0.9 | 0.59× | 15 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.7 | 0.72× | 27 |