Torquay Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 203031053 · Surf Coast - Bellarine Peninsula (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,781
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 26,581
- Per 1,000 residents
- 104.6
- Business growth YoY
- 0.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,758
- Change vs prior year
- +23
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 8,832
≠ 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): 1,026.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,764 | 63.4% |
| 1–4 | 714 | 25.7% |
| 5–19 | 239 | 8.6% |
| 20–199 | 67 | 2.4% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (8,832). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,910 | 44.3% |
| Private company | 1,908 | 21.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 856 | 9.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 668 | 7.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 667 | 7.6% |
| Fixed unit trust | 199 | 2.3% |
| Family partnership | 123 | 1.4% |
| Partnership | 116 | 1.3% |
| Other | 385 | 4.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 665 | 23.9% | -5.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 459 | 16.5% | 1.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 289 | 10.4% | 5.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 276 | 9.9% | 5.3% |
| Retail Trade | 162 | 5.8% | -6.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 135 | 4.9% | 10.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 128 | 4.6% | 5.8% |
| Other Services | 119 | 4.3% | 14.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 98 | 3.5% | -6.7% |
| Manufacturing | 88 | 3.2% | -3.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 77 | 2.8% | -1.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 73 | 2.6% | 7.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 71 | 2.6% | 4.4% |
| Education and Training | 65 | 2.3% | -3.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 41 | 1.5% | 13.9% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 27 | 1.0% | 3.8% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services14.4%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing13.9%
- Financial and Insurance Services10.7%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing7.4%
- Accommodation and Food Services5.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 1.5 | 0.23× | 41 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 3.7 | 0.74× | 98 |