West Wimmera Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 215011393 · Grampians (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 566
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 2,656
- Per 1,000 residents
- 213.1
- Business growth YoY
- 0.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 562
- Change vs prior year
- +4
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 980
≠ 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): 48.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 344 | 60.8% |
| 1–4 | 164 | 29.0% |
| 5–19 | 47 | 8.3% |
| 20–199 | 5 | 0.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (980). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 274 | 28.0% |
| Family partnership | 188 | 19.2% |
| Private company | 103 | 10.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 101 | 10.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 97 | 9.9% |
| Other incorporated entity | 61 | 6.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 49 | 5.0% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 39 | 4.0% |
| Other | 68 | 6.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 362 | 64.0% | 0.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 57 | 10.1% | 3.6% |
| Construction | 29 | 5.1% | -3.3% |
| Retail Trade | 21 | 3.7% | 0.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 19 | 3.4% | -9.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 13 | 2.3% | 8.3% |
| Other Services | 12 | 2.1% | -7.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 11 | 1.9% | -8.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 9 | 1.6% | -10.0% |
| Manufacturing | 7 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 7 | 1.2% | 16.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 5 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 4 | 0.7% | 33.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 4 | 0.7% | 33.3% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.5% | — |
| Education and Training | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services3.6%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing0.3%
- Retail Trade0.0%
- Construction-3.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 10.9 | 0.68× | 29 |