Ascot Vale
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 206031113 · Essendon (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,381
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 16,398
- Per 1,000 residents
- 84.2
- Business growth YoY
- 0.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,379
- Change vs prior year
- +2
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 11,682
≠ 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): 1,783.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 973 | 70.5% |
| 1–4 | 311 | 22.5% |
| 5–19 | 75 | 5.4% |
| 20–199 | 14 | 1.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (11,682). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 6,292 | 53.9% |
| Private company | 2,200 | 18.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 787 | 6.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 778 | 6.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 512 | 4.4% |
| Strata title | 291 | 2.5% |
| Fixed unit trust | 198 | 1.7% |
| Other incorporated entity | 145 | 1.2% |
| Other | 479 | 4.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 251 | 18.2% | 2.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 171 | 12.4% | -1.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 164 | 11.9% | 5.8% |
| Construction | 156 | 11.3% | -4.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 131 | 9.5% | -1.5% |
| Retail Trade | 81 | 5.9% | -10.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 74 | 5.4% | -10.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 69 | 5.0% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 66 | 4.8% | 20.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 53 | 3.8% | -5.4% |
| Education and Training | 41 | 3.0% | 10.8% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 28 | 2.0% | 16.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 27 | 2.0% | -15.6% |
| Manufacturing | 26 | 1.9% | 4.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 22 | 1.6% | -4.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 15 | 1.1% | 7.1% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | — |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services20.0%
- Information Media and Telecommunications16.7%
- Education and Training10.8%
- Health Care and Social Assistance5.8%
- Manufacturing4.0%
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 | 0.9 | 0.38× | 15 |
| Construction | 9.5 | 0.57× | 156 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.3 | 0.58× | 22 |
| Manufacturing | 1.6 | 0.61× | 26 |