Ballarat East - Warrenheip
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Ballarat East and Warrenheip
VIC · SA2 201011481 · Ballarat (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 667
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 9,771
- Per 1,000 residents
- 68.3
- Business growth YoY
- -4.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 697
- Change vs prior year
- -30
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes ballarat east and warrenheip), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 413 | 61.9% |
| 1–4 | 168 | 25.2% |
| 5–19 | 67 | 10.0% |
| 20–199 | 22 | 3.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 177 | 26.5% | 0.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 58 | 8.7% | -4.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 57 | 8.5% | -5.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 53 | 7.9% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 49 | 7.3% | -5.8% |
| Other Services | 48 | 7.2% | -2.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 44 | 6.6% | -17.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 36 | 5.4% | 5.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 35 | 5.2% | -18.6% |
| Manufacturing | 28 | 4.2% | -17.6% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 16 | 2.4% | -11.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 16 | 2.4% | 6.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 12 | 1.8% | 20.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 12 | 1.8% | 9.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 11 | 1.6% | 37.5% |
| Education and Training | 8 | 1.2% | -11.1% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services5.9%
- Construction0.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance0.0%
- Other Services-2.0%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services-4.9%
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 | 1.6 | 0.13× | 16 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.1 | 0.39× | 11 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.2 | 0.48× | 12 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5.9 | 0.73× | 58 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 5.8 | 0.73× | 57 |