Corio - Lovely Banks
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Corio and Lovely Banks
VIC · SA2 203021486 · Geelong (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,091
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 18,486
- Per 1,000 residents
- 59.0
- Business growth YoY
- 4.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,043
- Change vs prior year
- +48
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,533
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes corio and lovely banks), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,140.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 758 | 69.5% |
| 1–4 | 234 | 21.4% |
| 5–19 | 71 | 6.5% |
| 20–199 | 28 | 2.6% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,533). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 4,178 | 64.0% |
| Private company | 1,078 | 16.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 347 | 5.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 222 | 3.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 192 | 2.9% |
| Other incorporated entity | 150 | 2.3% |
| Family partnership | 92 | 1.4% |
| Fixed unit trust | 67 | 1.0% |
| Other | 207 | 3.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 287 | 26.3% | 3.2% |
| Construction | 264 | 24.2% | 6.0% |
| Retail Trade | 76 | 7.0% | -1.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 73 | 6.7% | 7.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 64 | 5.9% | 3.2% |
| Other Services | 59 | 5.4% | 5.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 49 | 4.5% | 11.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 46 | 4.2% | 27.8% |
| Manufacturing | 44 | 4.0% | 4.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 41 | 3.8% | 10.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 25 | 2.3% | -10.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 21 | 1.9% | 5.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 18 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 8 | 0.7% | -20.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 6 | 0.5% | 20.0% |
| Education and Training | 6 | 0.5% | -14.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.4% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services27.8%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services11.4%
- Health Care and Social Assistance10.8%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services7.4%
- Construction6.0%
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 | 2.7 | 0.27× | 49 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.0 | 0.30× | 18 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.2 | 0.34× | 41 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.9 | 0.43× | 73 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.1 | 0.48× | 21 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.4 | 0.53× | 25 |