Vermont South Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 211041273 · Whitehorse - East (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,143
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,250
- Per 1,000 residents
- 93.3
- Business growth YoY
- 3.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,107
- Change vs prior year
- +36
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 7,611
≠ 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): 984.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 774 | 67.7% |
| 1–4 | 301 | 26.3% |
| 5–19 | 58 | 5.1% |
| 20–199 | 13 | 1.1% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (7,611). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,410 | 44.8% |
| Private company | 1,873 | 24.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 784 | 10.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 520 | 6.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 340 | 4.5% |
| Fixed unit trust | 161 | 2.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 99 | 1.3% |
| Family partnership | 97 | 1.3% |
| Other | 327 | 4.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 205 | 17.9% | 5.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 195 | 17.1% | 10.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 128 | 11.2% | -0.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 101 | 8.8% | 7.4% |
| Retail Trade | 90 | 7.9% | -7.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 70 | 6.1% | -16.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 69 | 6.0% | 9.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 62 | 5.4% | 14.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 53 | 4.6% | 6.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 50 | 4.4% | 6.4% |
| Other Services | 36 | 3.1% | -12.2% |
| Manufacturing | 27 | 2.4% | 17.4% |
| Education and Training | 25 | 2.2% | 4.2% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 13 | 1.1% | -7.1% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 8 | 0.7% | 14.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 5 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | — |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Manufacturing17.4%
- Financial and Insurance Services14.8%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services10.2%
- Administrative and Support Services9.5%
- Health Care and Social Assistance7.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Services | 2.9 | 0.66× | 36 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 1.1 | 0.68× | 13 |