White Hills - Ascot Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes White Hills and Ascot
VIC · SA2 202011025 · Bendigo (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 833
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 16,095
- Per 1,000 residents
- 51.8
- Business growth YoY
- 4.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 796
- Change vs prior year
- +37
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 8,549
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes white hills and ascot), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,234.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 525 | 63.0% |
| 1–4 | 209 | 25.1% |
| 5–19 | 76 | 9.1% |
| 20–199 | 25 | 3.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (8,549). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 4,307 | 50.4% |
| Private company | 1,393 | 16.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 757 | 8.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 652 | 7.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 434 | 5.1% |
| Family partnership | 383 | 4.5% |
| Other incorporated entity | 165 | 1.9% |
| Fixed unit trust | 127 | 1.5% |
| Other | 331 | 3.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 206 | 24.7% | 1.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 102 | 12.2% | 6.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 72 | 8.6% | 14.3% |
| Other Services | 60 | 7.2% | -3.2% |
| Retail Trade | 57 | 6.8% | 9.6% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 51 | 6.1% | 4.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 51 | 6.1% | -1.9% |
| Manufacturing | 39 | 4.7% | 8.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 39 | 4.7% | -7.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 38 | 4.6% | 8.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 36 | 4.3% | 2.9% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 23 | 2.8% | 35.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 15 | 1.8% | 15.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 15 | 1.8% | 25.0% |
| Education and Training | 12 | 1.4% | 9.1% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 5 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Arts and Recreation Services35.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance14.3%
- Retail Trade9.6%
- Administrative and Support Services8.6%
- Manufacturing8.3%
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× | 39 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 0.9 | 0.29× | 15 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.2 | 0.32× | 51 |
| Wholesale Trade | 0.9 | 0.38× | 15 |
| Education and Training | 0.7 | 0.46× | 12 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.4 | 0.53× | 38 |