Highton
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 203021042 · Geelong (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,878
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 25,794
- Per 1,000 residents
- 72.8
- Business growth YoY
- 1.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,857
- Change vs prior year
- +21
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 15,982
≠ 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): 2,528.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,320 | 70.3% |
| 1–4 | 421 | 22.4% |
| 5–19 | 109 | 5.8% |
| 20–199 | 23 | 1.2% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (15,982). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 9,041 | 56.6% |
| Private company | 2,474 | 15.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,258 | 7.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 993 | 6.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 802 | 5.0% |
| Family partnership | 280 | 1.8% |
| Fixed unit trust | 239 | 1.5% |
| Other incorporated entity | 224 | 1.4% |
| Other | 671 | 4.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 341 | 18.2% | -5.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 304 | 16.2% | 3.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 292 | 15.5% | 8.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 208 | 11.1% | 4.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 172 | 9.2% | -3.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 85 | 4.5% | -6.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 84 | 4.5% | 6.3% |
| Retail Trade | 78 | 4.2% | -2.5% |
| Other Services | 62 | 3.3% | 1.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 57 | 3.0% | 5.6% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 39 | 2.1% | 11.4% |
| Manufacturing | 38 | 2.0% | -15.6% |
| Education and Training | 35 | 1.9% | -7.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 33 | 1.8% | 10.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 21 | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 11 | 0.6% | 57.1% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 7 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.2% | 33.3% |
| Currently Unknown | 4 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing11.4%
- Wholesale Trade10.0%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services8.6%
- Financial and Insurance Services6.3%
- Accommodation and Food Services5.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.4 | 0.41× | 11 |
| Retail Trade | 3.0 | 0.45× | 78 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.3 | 0.48× | 33 |
| Other Services | 2.4 | 0.51× | 62 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.2 | 0.53× | 57 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.8 | 0.54× | 21 |