Bendigo Surrounds - North Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Bendigo Surrounds and North
VIC · SA2 202031032 · Loddon - Elmore (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 566
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 5,505
- Per 1,000 residents
- 102.8
- Business growth YoY
- 1.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 558
- Change vs prior year
- +8
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 770
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes bendigo surrounds and north), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 68.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 383 | 67.7% |
| 1–4 | 134 | 23.7% |
| 5–19 | 44 | 7.8% |
| 20–199 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (770). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 341 | 44.3% |
| Family partnership | 105 | 13.6% |
| Private company | 96 | 12.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 68 | 8.8% |
| Other incorporated entity | 45 | 5.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 42 | 5.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 20 | 2.6% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 19 | 2.5% |
| Other | 34 | 4.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 213 | 37.6% | 0.5% |
| Construction | 98 | 17.3% | 0.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 47 | 8.3% | 4.4% |
| Other Services | 33 | 5.8% | 3.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 28 | 4.9% | 12.0% |
| Manufacturing | 23 | 4.1% | 0.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 23 | 4.1% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 18 | 3.2% | 5.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 17 | 3.0% | 6.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 15 | 2.7% | -16.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 12 | 2.1% | -7.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 12 | 2.1% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 11 | 1.9% | 10.0% |
| Education and Training | 6 | 1.1% | 100.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 6 | 1.1% | 20.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.7% | 33.3% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services12.0%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing4.4%
- Other Services3.1%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing0.5%
- Construction0.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.2 | 0.62× | 12 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.2 | 0.64× | 23 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.1 | 0.71× | 17 |
| Retail Trade | 3.3 | 0.72× | 18 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 5.1 | 0.74× | 28 |