Thomastown Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 209041223 · Whittlesea - Wallan (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 3,358
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 20,595
- Per 1,000 residents
- 163.0
- Business growth YoY
- 0.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 3,329
- Change vs prior year
- +29
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 8,906
≠ 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): 1,156.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 2,040 | 60.8% |
| 1–4 | 756 | 22.5% |
| 5–19 | 429 | 12.8% |
| 20–199 | 129 | 3.8% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.1% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (8,906). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,932 | 44.2% |
| Private company | 2,607 | 29.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 514 | 5.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 456 | 5.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 343 | 3.9% |
| Fixed unit trust | 314 | 3.5% |
| Family partnership | 140 | 1.6% |
| Partnership | 132 | 1.5% |
| Other | 468 | 5.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 634 | 18.9% | 3.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 495 | 14.7% | -3.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 401 | 11.9% | 4.7% |
| Manufacturing | 311 | 9.3% | -1.3% |
| Retail Trade | 278 | 8.3% | -2.1% |
| Other Services | 232 | 6.9% | -2.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 215 | 6.4% | -1.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 184 | 5.5% | 5.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 139 | 4.1% | -2.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 116 | 3.5% | 9.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 101 | 3.0% | -1.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 95 | 2.8% | 4.4% |
| Education and Training | 33 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 32 | 1.0% | 14.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 30 | 0.9% | 7.1% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 23 | 0.7% | 4.5% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 19 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 14 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Arts and Recreation Services14.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance9.4%
- Public Administration and Safety7.1%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services5.7%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services4.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.7 | 0.51× | 14 |