Benalla Surrounds Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 204021064 · Wangaratta - Benalla (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 746
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 3,809
- Per 1,000 residents
- 195.9
- Business growth YoY
- 3.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 721
- Change vs prior year
- +25
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,410
≠ 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): 95.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 590 | 79.1% |
| 1–4 | 131 | 17.6% |
| 5–19 | 22 | 2.9% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 0.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,410). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 564 | 40.0% |
| Family partnership | 274 | 19.4% |
| Private company | 200 | 14.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 108 | 7.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 85 | 6.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 42 | 3.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 40 | 2.8% |
| Partnership | 37 | 2.6% |
| Other | 60 | 4.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 411 | 55.1% | 4.6% |
| Construction | 89 | 11.9% | 11.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 37 | 5.0% | 5.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 37 | 5.0% | 8.8% |
| Other Services | 24 | 3.2% | -4.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 20 | 2.7% | 25.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 20 | 2.7% | 5.3% |
| Manufacturing | 17 | 2.3% | 13.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 17 | 2.3% | -15.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 15 | 2.0% | -6.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 14 | 1.9% | -6.7% |
| Retail Trade | 11 | 1.5% | -15.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 11 | 1.5% | -31.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 8 | 1.1% | -11.1% |
| Education and Training | 5 | 0.7% | 25.0% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.5% | -20.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.4% | — |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services25.0%
- Construction11.3%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services8.8%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services5.7%
- Arts and Recreation Services5.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Trade | 2.9 | 0.65× | 11 |