Castlemaine
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 202021027 · Heathcote - Castlemaine - Kyneton (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 867
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 11,640
- Per 1,000 residents
- 74.5
- Business growth YoY
- -2.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 886
- Change vs prior year
- -19
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,014
≠ 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): 459.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 531 | 61.2% |
| 1–4 | 208 | 24.0% |
| 5–19 | 104 | 12.0% |
| 20–199 | 24 | 2.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,014). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,370 | 59.0% |
| Private company | 530 | 13.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 235 | 5.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 180 | 4.5% |
| Other incorporated entity | 170 | 4.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 128 | 3.2% |
| Family partnership | 123 | 3.1% |
| Partnership | 93 | 2.3% |
| Other | 185 | 4.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 154 | 17.8% | 4.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 126 | 14.5% | -3.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 83 | 9.6% | 2.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 79 | 9.1% | -6.0% |
| Retail Trade | 77 | 8.9% | -9.4% |
| Manufacturing | 51 | 5.9% | 4.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 49 | 5.7% | 2.1% |
| Other Services | 47 | 5.4% | -4.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 40 | 4.6% | 8.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 35 | 4.0% | -2.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 29 | 3.3% | -9.4% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 22 | 2.5% | -8.3% |
| Education and Training | 20 | 2.3% | -16.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 19 | 2.2% | 5.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 16 | 1.8% | -20.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 11 | 1.3% | 10.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Arts and Recreation Services8.1%
- Construction4.8%
- Manufacturing4.1%
- Health Care and Social Assistance2.5%
- Accommodation and Food Services2.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial and Insurance Services | 0.9 | 0.33× | 11 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.5 | 0.40× | 29 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.9 | 0.42× | 22 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.4 | 0.58× | 16 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 3.0 | 0.71× | 35 |