Bendigo Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 202011018 · Bendigo (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,872
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 14,457
- Per 1,000 residents
- 129.5
- Business growth YoY
- -2.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,910
- Change vs prior year
- -38
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 12,710
≠ 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): 1,620.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 981 | 52.4% |
| 1–4 | 478 | 25.5% |
| 5–19 | 315 | 16.8% |
| 20–199 | 95 | 5.1% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.3% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (12,710). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 5,655 | 44.5% |
| Private company | 2,455 | 19.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,431 | 11.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 760 | 6.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 534 | 4.2% |
| Other incorporated entity | 394 | 3.1% |
| Fixed unit trust | 379 | 3.0% |
| Family partnership | 279 | 2.2% |
| Other | 823 | 6.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 293 | 15.7% | 7.3% |
| Construction | 266 | 14.2% | -5.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 199 | 10.6% | -2.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 188 | 10.0% | -5.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 175 | 9.3% | -3.3% |
| Retail Trade | 165 | 8.8% | -8.3% |
| Other Services | 116 | 6.2% | -1.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 112 | 6.0% | -2.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 94 | 5.0% | 2.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 69 | 3.7% | -5.5% |
| Manufacturing | 52 | 2.8% | -5.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 37 | 2.0% | -2.6% |
| Education and Training | 33 | 1.8% | 6.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 25 | 1.3% | 8.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 23 | 1.2% | -4.2% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 8 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 7 | 0.4% | 16.7% |
| Currently Unknown | 4 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | — |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | -40.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Arts and Recreation Services8.7%
- Health Care and Social Assistance7.3%
- Education and Training6.5%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing2.2%
- Other Services-1.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale Trade | 1.6 | 0.71× | 23 |