Delacombe
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 201011006 · Ballarat (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,126
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 15,255
- Per 1,000 residents
- 73.8
- Business growth YoY
- 11.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,007
- Change vs prior year
- +119
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,500
≠ 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): 400.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 690 | 61.3% |
| 1–4 | 289 | 25.7% |
| 5–19 | 115 | 10.2% |
| 20–199 | 33 | 2.9% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.3% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,500). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,095 | 73.0% |
| Private company | 231 | 15.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 58 | 3.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 46 | 3.1% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 27 | 1.8% |
| Family partnership | 14 | 0.9% |
| Partnership | 12 | 0.8% |
| Other incorporated entity | 9 | 0.6% |
| Other | 8 | 0.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 247 | 21.9% | 1.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 211 | 18.7% | 26.3% |
| Other Services | 87 | 7.7% | 6.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 81 | 7.2% | 2.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 74 | 6.6% | 27.6% |
| Manufacturing | 71 | 6.3% | -2.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 69 | 6.1% | 21.1% |
| Retail Trade | 61 | 5.4% | 8.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 57 | 5.1% | 21.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 48 | 4.3% | 11.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 42 | 3.7% | 27.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 27 | 2.4% | 8.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 22 | 2.0% | 10.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 11 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 10 | 0.9% | 66.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 5 | 0.4% | 66.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance27.6%
- Accommodation and Food Services27.3%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing26.3%
- Administrative and Support Services21.3%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services21.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education and Training | 0.7 | 0.40× | 10 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.5 | 0.45× | 69 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.7 | 0.46× | 11 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.4 | 0.46× | 22 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 5.3 | 0.57× | 81 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.8 | 0.64× | 27 |