Blackburn Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 207031161 · Whitehorse - West (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,590
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 23,732
- Per 1,000 residents
- 109.1
- Business growth YoY
- 0.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,586
- Change vs prior year
- +4
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 12,409
≠ 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): 1,560.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,679 | 64.8% |
| 1–4 | 658 | 25.4% |
| 5–19 | 196 | 7.6% |
| 20–199 | 50 | 1.9% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (12,409). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 5,345 | 43.1% |
| Private company | 2,949 | 23.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,365 | 11.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 873 | 7.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 571 | 4.6% |
| Fixed unit trust | 273 | 2.2% |
| Other incorporated entity | 224 | 1.8% |
| Strata title | 203 | 1.6% |
| Other | 606 | 4.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 487 | 18.8% | -3.2% |
| Construction | 357 | 13.8% | 6.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 339 | 13.1% | -2.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 277 | 10.7% | 4.1% |
| Retail Trade | 193 | 7.5% | -2.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 172 | 6.6% | 2.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 144 | 5.6% | 2.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 119 | 4.6% | 3.5% |
| Other Services | 113 | 4.4% | -3.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 109 | 4.2% | 6.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 87 | 3.4% | -6.5% |
| Manufacturing | 56 | 2.2% | -11.1% |
| Education and Training | 49 | 1.9% | -5.8% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 40 | 1.5% | -14.9% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 20 | 0.8% | 11.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 13 | 0.5% | -13.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 9 | 0.3% | 12.5% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.1% | — |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.1% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Information Media and Telecommunications11.1%
- Construction6.9%
- Wholesale Trade6.9%
- Health Care and Social Assistance4.1%
- Administrative and Support Services3.5%
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 | 0.5 | 0.39× | 13 |