Ararat Surrounds Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 215011387 · Grampians (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 662
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 3,181
- Per 1,000 residents
- 208.1
- Business growth YoY
- 2.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 644
- Change vs prior year
- +18
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 599
≠ 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): 26.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 431 | 65.1% |
| 1–4 | 170 | 25.7% |
| 5–19 | 56 | 8.5% |
| 20–199 | 15 | 2.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (599). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 146 | 24.4% |
| Private company | 95 | 15.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 93 | 15.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 77 | 12.9% |
| Family partnership | 75 | 12.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 55 | 9.2% |
| Other incorporated entity | 21 | 3.5% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 17 | 2.8% |
| Other | 20 | 3.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 371 | 56.0% | -0.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 109 | 16.5% | 18.5% |
| Construction | 38 | 5.7% | -2.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 24 | 3.6% | 4.3% |
| Retail Trade | 16 | 2.4% | 23.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 16 | 2.4% | -5.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 15 | 2.3% | 7.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 11 | 1.7% | 10.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 11 | 1.7% | 57.1% |
| Manufacturing | 10 | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 10 | 1.5% | 11.1% |
| Other Services | 8 | 1.2% | -20.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 7 | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 5 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services18.5%
- Accommodation and Food Services4.3%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing-0.8%
- Construction-2.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 11.9 | 0.74× | 38 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5.0 | 0.75× | 16 |