Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Kangaroo Flat and Golden Square
VIC · SA2 202011022 · Bendigo (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,199
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 21,369
- Per 1,000 residents
- 56.1
- Business growth YoY
- 1.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,186
- Change vs prior year
- +13
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,182
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes kangaroo flat and golden square), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 718.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 684 | 57.0% |
| 1–4 | 311 | 25.9% |
| 5–19 | 153 | 12.8% |
| 20–199 | 46 | 3.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,182). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,399 | 57.4% |
| Private company | 666 | 15.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 268 | 6.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 239 | 5.7% |
| Family partnership | 129 | 3.1% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 112 | 2.7% |
| Other incorporated entity | 95 | 2.3% |
| Fixed unit trust | 91 | 2.2% |
| Other | 183 | 4.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 253 | 21.1% | -2.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 123 | 10.3% | 3.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 119 | 9.9% | 1.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 102 | 8.5% | 8.5% |
| Other Services | 102 | 8.5% | 6.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 96 | 8.0% | 7.9% |
| Retail Trade | 86 | 7.2% | -7.5% |
| Manufacturing | 69 | 5.8% | 3.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 68 | 5.7% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 53 | 4.4% | -1.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 36 | 3.0% | 2.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 26 | 2.2% | 8.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 18 | 1.5% | 38.5% |
| Education and Training | 14 | 1.2% | -12.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 14 | 1.2% | -22.2% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 10 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.3% | -33.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance8.5%
- Financial and Insurance Services8.3%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services7.9%
- Other Services6.3%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing3.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.8 | 0.37× | 18 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.2 | 0.38× | 26 |
| Education and Training | 0.7 | 0.41× | 14 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.5 | 0.43× | 10 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.7 | 0.44× | 14 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.5 | 0.44× | 96 |