North Geelong - Bell Park Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes North Geelong and Bell Park
VIC · SA2 203021047 · Geelong (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,739
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 15,724
- Per 1,000 residents
- 110.6
- Business growth YoY
- 1.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,718
- Change vs prior year
- +21
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,515
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes north geelong and bell park), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 881.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,031 | 59.3% |
| 1–4 | 393 | 22.6% |
| 5–19 | 234 | 13.5% |
| 20–199 | 73 | 4.2% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.3% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,515). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,065 | 47.0% |
| Private company | 1,438 | 22.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 503 | 7.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 475 | 7.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 356 | 5.5% |
| Fixed unit trust | 150 | 2.3% |
| Other incorporated entity | 119 | 1.8% |
| Family partnership | 87 | 1.3% |
| Other | 322 | 4.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 358 | 20.6% | 3.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 245 | 14.1% | 0.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 205 | 11.8% | 4.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 164 | 9.4% | 3.8% |
| Other Services | 110 | 6.3% | -2.7% |
| Manufacturing | 108 | 6.2% | -2.7% |
| Retail Trade | 105 | 6.0% | -10.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 91 | 5.2% | 4.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 73 | 4.2% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 70 | 4.0% | 2.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 69 | 4.0% | 13.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 51 | 2.9% | -5.6% |
| Education and Training | 30 | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 19 | 1.1% | 5.6% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 14 | 0.8% | 7.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 12 | 0.7% | -20.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 10 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services13.1%
- Health Care and Social Assistance4.6%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services4.1%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services3.8%
- Construction3.5%
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 | 0.40× | 12 |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 0.6 | 0.67× | 10 |