Creswick - Clunes
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Creswick and Clunes
VIC · SA2 201021010 · Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 789
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 8,038
- Per 1,000 residents
- 98.2
- Business growth YoY
- 0.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 785
- Change vs prior year
- +4
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,275
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes creswick and clunes), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 260.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 499 | 63.2% |
| 1–4 | 215 | 27.2% |
| 5–19 | 58 | 7.4% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 0.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,275). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,131 | 49.7% |
| Private company | 355 | 15.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 175 | 7.7% |
| Family partnership | 148 | 6.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 144 | 6.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 98 | 4.3% |
| Other incorporated entity | 87 | 3.8% |
| Partnership | 42 | 1.8% |
| Other | 95 | 4.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 246 | 31.2% | -3.1% |
| Construction | 137 | 17.4% | 7.9% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 61 | 7.7% | -7.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 49 | 6.2% | 8.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 40 | 5.1% | 29.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 38 | 4.8% | -2.6% |
| Retail Trade | 37 | 4.7% | -7.5% |
| Other Services | 37 | 4.7% | 5.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 34 | 4.3% | -5.6% |
| Manufacturing | 25 | 3.2% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 23 | 2.9% | 4.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 18 | 2.3% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 16 | 2.0% | 6.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 15 | 1.9% | -21.1% |
| Education and Training | 10 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance29.0%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services8.9%
- Construction7.9%
- Other Services5.7%
- Administrative and Support Services4.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.9 | 0.75× | 23 |