Sunbury
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 210041240 · Sunbury (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 980
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 15,364
- Per 1,000 residents
- 63.8
- Business growth YoY
- 5.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 928
- Change vs prior year
- +52
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 231
≠ 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): 25.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 621 | 63.4% |
| 1–4 | 294 | 30.0% |
| 5–19 | 60 | 6.1% |
| 20–199 | 15 | 1.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (231). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 79 | 34.2% |
| Private company | 71 | 30.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 26 | 11.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 25 | 10.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 16 | 6.9% |
| Family partnership | 4 | 1.7% |
| Other incorporated entity | 4 | 1.7% |
| Fixed unit trust | 3 | 1.3% |
| Other | 3 | 1.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 317 | 32.3% | 4.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 88 | 9.0% | 6.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 79 | 8.1% | 3.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 73 | 7.4% | -1.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 67 | 6.8% | 6.3% |
| Other Services | 59 | 6.0% | 5.4% |
| Retail Trade | 48 | 4.9% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 47 | 4.8% | -9.6% |
| Manufacturing | 34 | 3.5% | 6.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 34 | 3.5% | 25.9% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 28 | 2.9% | -6.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 26 | 2.7% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 23 | 2.3% | 21.1% |
| Education and Training | 16 | 1.6% | 45.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 16 | 1.6% | 33.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 8 | 0.8% | 33.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 6 | 0.6% | 20.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.5% | 25.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.3% | — |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services25.9%
- Accommodation and Food Services21.1%
- Health Care and Social Assistance6.3%
- Manufacturing6.3%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services6.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.5 | 0.39× | 23 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.8 | 0.52× | 73 |
| Retail Trade | 3.1 | 0.53× | 48 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5.7 | 0.58× | 88 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.8 | 0.64× | 28 |
| Education and Training | 1.0 | 0.64× | 16 |