Canadian - Mount Clear Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Canadian and Mount Clear
VIC · SA2 201011483 · Ballarat (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 716
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,518
- Per 1,000 residents
- 57.2
- Business growth YoY
- -3.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 740
- Change vs prior year
- -24
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes canadian and mount clear), 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 | 437 | 61.0% |
| 1–4 | 176 | 24.6% |
| 5–19 | 83 | 11.6% |
| 20–199 | 9 | 1.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 158 | 22.1% | -10.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 86 | 12.0% | 1.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 64 | 8.9% | -1.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 58 | 8.1% | 31.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 55 | 7.7% | -1.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 45 | 6.3% | -10.0% |
| Other Services | 45 | 6.3% | -2.2% |
| Retail Trade | 39 | 5.4% | -4.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 38 | 5.3% | -7.3% |
| Manufacturing | 34 | 4.7% | -15.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 21 | 2.9% | -16.0% |
| Education and Training | 18 | 2.5% | 12.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 13 | 1.8% | 8.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 13 | 1.8% | -13.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 12 | 1.7% | -14.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 10 | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.6% | — |
| Mining | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance31.8%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services1.2%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing-1.5%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services-1.8%
- Other Services-2.2%
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 | 1.0 | 0.17× | 13 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.0 | 0.34× | 13 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.0 | 0.39× | 12 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.4 | 0.52× | 55 |
| Retail Trade | 3.1 | 0.56× | 39 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.8 | 0.65× | 10 |