Wangaratta Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 204021066 · Wangaratta - Benalla (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,618
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 20,019
- Per 1,000 residents
- 80.8
- Business growth YoY
- -1.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,634
- Change vs prior year
- -16
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,454
≠ 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): 541.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 916 | 56.6% |
| 1–4 | 433 | 26.8% |
| 5–19 | 211 | 13.0% |
| 20–199 | 53 | 3.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,454). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,974 | 44.3% |
| Private company | 909 | 20.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 409 | 9.2% |
| Family partnership | 243 | 5.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 189 | 4.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 181 | 4.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 153 | 3.4% |
| Fixed unit trust | 128 | 2.9% |
| Other | 268 | 6.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 282 | 17.4% | -2.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 202 | 12.5% | 2.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 170 | 10.5% | -1.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 126 | 7.8% | 1.6% |
| Retail Trade | 125 | 7.7% | -2.3% |
| Other Services | 117 | 7.2% | -2.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 107 | 6.6% | 0.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 91 | 5.6% | 4.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 87 | 5.4% | -2.2% |
| Manufacturing | 80 | 4.9% | -4.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 66 | 4.1% | 1.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 54 | 3.3% | -5.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 41 | 2.5% | -12.8% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 33 | 2.0% | -5.7% |
| Education and Training | 21 | 1.3% | 31.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 7 | 0.4% | -22.2% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 6 | 0.4% | -14.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training31.3%
- Accommodation and Food Services4.6%
- Health Care and Social Assistance2.5%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services1.6%
- Administrative and Support Services1.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 6.3 | 0.59× | 126 |
| Education and Training | 1.0 | 0.66× | 21 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 4.3 | 0.66× | 87 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 3.3 | 0.71× | 66 |