Smythes Creek Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 201011007 · Ballarat (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 356
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 4,250
- Per 1,000 residents
- 83.8
- Business growth YoY
- -0.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 358
- Change vs prior year
- -2
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,711
≠ 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): 338.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 213 | 59.8% |
| 1–4 | 115 | 32.3% |
| 5–19 | 17 | 4.8% |
| 20–199 | 3 | 0.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,711). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,320 | 48.7% |
| Private company | 474 | 17.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 250 | 9.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 170 | 6.3% |
| Family partnership | 155 | 5.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 139 | 5.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 71 | 2.6% |
| Partnership | 37 | 1.4% |
| Other | 95 | 3.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 124 | 34.8% | -2.4% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 45 | 12.6% | 0.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 30 | 8.4% | 3.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 29 | 8.1% | -6.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 25 | 7.0% | -7.4% |
| Manufacturing | 24 | 6.7% | -17.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 19 | 5.3% | 18.8% |
| Other Services | 11 | 3.1% | 22.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 10 | 2.8% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 8 | 2.2% | 60.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 6 | 1.7% | 20.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 6 | 1.7% | -14.3% |
| Education and Training | 4 | 1.1% | 33.3% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 3 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 3 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing3.4%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing0.0%
- Construction-2.4%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services-6.5%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services-7.4%
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 | 10.6 | 0.30× | 45 |
| Other Services | 2.6 | 0.56× | 11 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.4 | 0.68× | 10 |