Golden Plains - North
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Golden Plains and North
VIC · SA2 201031015 · Maryborough - Pyrenees (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 422
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 5,021
- Per 1,000 residents
- 84.0
- Business growth YoY
- 4.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 405
- Change vs prior year
- +17
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 229
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes golden plains and north), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 23.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 256 | 60.7% |
| 1–4 | 134 | 31.8% |
| 5–19 | 29 | 6.9% |
| 20–199 | 9 | 2.1% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (229). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 100 | 43.7% |
| Private company | 46 | 20.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 20 | 8.7% |
| Family partnership | 16 | 7.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 14 | 6.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 13 | 5.7% |
| Other incorporated entity | 12 | 5.2% |
| Fixed unit trust | 3 | 1.3% |
| Other | 5 | 2.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 120 | 28.4% | -1.6% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 96 | 22.7% | 5.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 35 | 8.3% | 9.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 29 | 6.9% | 3.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 20 | 4.7% | -9.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 19 | 4.5% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 18 | 4.3% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 17 | 4.0% | 13.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 14 | 3.3% | 27.3% |
| Manufacturing | 13 | 3.1% | -13.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 8 | 1.9% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 8 | 1.9% | 60.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 8 | 1.9% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 7 | 1.7% | -12.5% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.9% | 33.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.7% | — |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.7% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services9.4%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing5.5%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services3.6%
- Construction-1.6%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing-9.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 19.1 | 0.54× | 96 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.8 | 0.69× | 14 |
| Manufacturing | 2.6 | 0.72× | 13 |
| Retail Trade | 3.4 | 0.74× | 17 |