Charlemont Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 203021485 · Geelong (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 802
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 15,110
- Per 1,000 residents
- 53.1
- Business growth YoY
- 16.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 690
- Change vs prior year
- +112
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 8,487
≠ 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): 2,013.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 597 | 74.4% |
| 1–4 | 159 | 19.8% |
| 5–19 | 35 | 4.4% |
| 20–199 | 9 | 1.1% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (8,487). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 5,796 | 68.3% |
| Private company | 1,383 | 16.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 354 | 4.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 325 | 3.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 239 | 2.8% |
| Family partnership | 125 | 1.5% |
| Partnership | 81 | 1.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 58 | 0.7% |
| Other | 126 | 1.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 199 | 24.8% | 35.4% |
| Construction | 190 | 23.7% | 12.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 83 | 10.3% | 18.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 69 | 8.6% | 13.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 64 | 8.0% | 14.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 36 | 4.5% | 24.1% |
| Retail Trade | 34 | 4.2% | 9.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 30 | 3.7% | -9.1% |
| Other Services | 28 | 3.5% | 16.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 17 | 2.1% | 6.3% |
| Manufacturing | 11 | 1.4% | 10.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 11 | 1.4% | -26.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 8 | 1.0% | -11.1% |
| Education and Training | 6 | 0.7% | -40.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 5 | 0.6% | 66.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.5% | — |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing35.4%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services24.1%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services18.6%
- Other Services16.7%
- Administrative and Support Services14.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 2.4 | 0.27× | 36 |
| Manufacturing | 0.7 | 0.27× | 11 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.1 | 0.36× | 17 |
| Retail Trade | 2.3 | 0.39× | 34 |
| Other Services | 1.9 | 0.41× | 28 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.7 | 0.46× | 11 |