Ballarat North - Invermay
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Ballarat North and Invermay
VIC · SA2 201011482 · Ballarat (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,120
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 15,204
- Per 1,000 residents
- 73.7
- Business growth YoY
- -2.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,154
- Change vs prior year
- -34
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes ballarat north and invermay), 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 | 700 | 62.5% |
| 1–4 | 310 | 27.7% |
| 5–19 | 89 | 7.9% |
| 20–199 | 10 | 0.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 274 | 24.5% | -6.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 154 | 13.8% | 4.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 126 | 11.3% | -5.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 98 | 8.8% | -7.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 62 | 5.5% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 61 | 5.4% | 8.9% |
| Retail Trade | 50 | 4.5% | -5.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 50 | 4.5% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 46 | 4.1% | -9.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 45 | 4.0% | 4.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 44 | 3.9% | -2.2% |
| Manufacturing | 38 | 3.4% | 2.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 28 | 2.5% | -9.7% |
| Education and Training | 16 | 1.4% | 6.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 15 | 1.3% | -16.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 7 | 0.6% | -12.5% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services8.9%
- Financial and Insurance Services4.7%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services4.1%
- Manufacturing2.7%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing0.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale Trade | 1.0 | 0.41× | 15 |
| Retail Trade | 3.3 | 0.56× | 50 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 4.1 | 0.64× | 62 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.9 | 0.65× | 44 |
| Education and Training | 1.1 | 0.65× | 16 |