Bendigo Surrounds - South Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Bendigo Surrounds and South
VIC · SA2 202021026 · Heathcote - Castlemaine - Kyneton (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 752
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 9,094
- Per 1,000 residents
- 82.7
- Business growth YoY
- 1.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 743
- Change vs prior year
- +9
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes bendigo surrounds and south), 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 | 499 | 66.4% |
| 1–4 | 193 | 25.7% |
| 5–19 | 58 | 7.7% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 0.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 214 | 28.5% | 2.4% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 127 | 16.9% | -4.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 82 | 10.9% | 3.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 55 | 7.3% | 3.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 45 | 6.0% | 9.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 42 | 5.6% | 23.5% |
| Other Services | 36 | 4.8% | 2.9% |
| Retail Trade | 35 | 4.7% | -12.5% |
| Manufacturing | 25 | 3.3% | -3.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 25 | 3.3% | 13.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 15 | 2.0% | -11.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 12 | 1.6% | -25.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 11 | 1.5% | -8.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 10 | 1.3% | 11.1% |
| Education and Training | 9 | 1.2% | -10.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.4% | -25.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.4% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance23.5%
- Administrative and Support Services13.6%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing9.8%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services3.8%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services3.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.3 | 0.37× | 12 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.2 | 0.47× | 11 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 1.1 | 0.65× | 10 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.7 | 0.71× | 25 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.6 | 0.71× | 15 |