Ballarat Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 201011002 · Ballarat (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,598
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 11,668
- Per 1,000 residents
- 222.7
- Business growth YoY
- -2.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,667
- Change vs prior year
- -69
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ 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?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,586 | 61.0% |
| 1–4 | 607 | 23.4% |
| 5–19 | 312 | 12.0% |
| 20–199 | 88 | 3.4% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 496 | 19.1% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 428 | 16.5% | 2.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 331 | 12.7% | -0.3% |
| Construction | 280 | 10.8% | -6.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 183 | 7.0% | -10.3% |
| Retail Trade | 170 | 6.5% | -11.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 170 | 6.5% | -2.3% |
| Other Services | 107 | 4.1% | -0.9% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 94 | 3.6% | -6.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 82 | 3.2% | 1.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 52 | 2.0% | -5.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 43 | 1.7% | -17.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 42 | 1.6% | -6.7% |
| Manufacturing | 41 | 1.6% | 10.8% |
| Education and Training | 29 | 1.1% | -3.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 21 | 0.8% | 5.0% |
| Mining | 14 | 0.5% | 16.7% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 7 | 0.3% | 16.7% |
| Currently Unknown | 5 | 0.2% | 25.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Manufacturing10.8%
- Information Media and Telecommunications5.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance2.4%
- Administrative and Support Services1.2%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services0.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 4.5 | 0.69× | 52 |