Kyneton Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 202021030 · Heathcote - Castlemaine - Kyneton (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,269
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 10,665
- Per 1,000 residents
- 119.0
- Business growth YoY
- 0.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,267
- Change vs prior year
- +2
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,921
≠ 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): 407.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 856 | 67.5% |
| 1–4 | 282 | 22.2% |
| 5–19 | 105 | 8.3% |
| 20–199 | 29 | 2.3% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,921). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,841 | 47.0% |
| Private company | 746 | 19.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 283 | 7.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 253 | 6.5% |
| Family partnership | 214 | 5.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 193 | 4.9% |
| Other incorporated entity | 106 | 2.7% |
| Partnership | 77 | 2.0% |
| Other | 208 | 5.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 201 | 15.8% | 1.0% |
| Construction | 190 | 15.0% | -5.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 165 | 13.0% | 5.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 113 | 8.9% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 84 | 6.6% | 9.1% |
| Other Services | 79 | 6.2% | -1.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 63 | 5.0% | -3.1% |
| Manufacturing | 60 | 4.7% | 1.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 50 | 3.9% | -12.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 50 | 3.9% | 4.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 45 | 3.5% | 9.8% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 42 | 3.3% | -6.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 41 | 3.2% | -6.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 39 | 3.1% | -2.5% |
| Education and Training | 23 | 1.8% | 4.5% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 17 | 1.3% | 13.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 7 | 0.6% | 40.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services9.8%
- Retail Trade9.1%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services5.8%
- Education and Training4.5%
- Administrative and Support Services4.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.7 | 0.58× | 39 |