Mount Baw Baw Region
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 205011077 · Baw Baw (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 901
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 6,750
- Per 1,000 residents
- 133.5
- Business growth YoY
- 1.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 890
- Change vs prior year
- +11
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 901
≠ 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): 80.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 603 | 66.9% |
| 1–4 | 238 | 26.4% |
| 5–19 | 55 | 6.1% |
| 20–199 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (901). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 366 | 40.6% |
| Private company | 163 | 18.1% |
| Family partnership | 91 | 10.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 69 | 7.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 68 | 7.5% |
| Other incorporated entity | 37 | 4.1% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 35 | 3.9% |
| Partnership | 19 | 2.1% |
| Other | 53 | 5.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 311 | 34.5% | -4.6% |
| Construction | 155 | 17.2% | -1.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 76 | 8.4% | 2.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 60 | 6.7% | 11.1% |
| Other Services | 36 | 4.0% | 16.1% |
| Retail Trade | 35 | 3.9% | 20.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 35 | 3.9% | 9.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 31 | 3.4% | 19.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 31 | 3.4% | -3.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 30 | 3.3% | -6.3% |
| Manufacturing | 27 | 3.0% | 8.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 21 | 2.3% | -4.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 17 | 1.9% | 13.3% |
| Education and Training | 15 | 1.7% | 15.4% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 9 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 6 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Retail Trade20.7%
- Administrative and Support Services19.2%
- Other Services16.1%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services11.1%
- Accommodation and Food Services9.4%