Golden Plains - South Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Golden Plains and South
VIC · SA2 203011035 · Barwon - West (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 881
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 8,954
- Per 1,000 residents
- 98.4
- Business growth YoY
- 0.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 873
- Change vs prior year
- +8
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,065
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes golden plains and south), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 217.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 576 | 65.4% |
| 1–4 | 239 | 27.1% |
| 5–19 | 52 | 5.9% |
| 20–199 | 7 | 0.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,065). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 895 | 43.3% |
| Private company | 344 | 16.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 225 | 10.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 150 | 7.3% |
| Family partnership | 132 | 6.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 113 | 5.5% |
| Other incorporated entity | 77 | 3.7% |
| Partnership | 38 | 1.8% |
| Other | 91 | 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 | 277 | 31.4% | -4.2% |
| Construction | 179 | 20.3% | 5.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 73 | 8.3% | 10.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 60 | 6.8% | 5.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 49 | 5.6% | -2.0% |
| Other Services | 38 | 4.3% | -13.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 34 | 3.9% | 17.2% |
| Manufacturing | 32 | 3.6% | 3.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 26 | 3.0% | -3.7% |
| Retail Trade | 25 | 2.8% | -3.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 21 | 2.4% | -4.5% |
| Education and Training | 20 | 2.3% | 25.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 16 | 1.8% | 23.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 15 | 1.7% | -11.8% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 10 | 1.1% | 11.1% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training25.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance17.2%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services10.6%
- Construction5.3%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate 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 | 2.8 | 0.57× | 25 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.3 | 0.68× | 21 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 1.1 | 0.68× | 10 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.7 | 0.69× | 15 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.8 | 0.72× | 34 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.9 | 0.74× | 26 |