Bulleen Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 207021156 · Manningham - West (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,398
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 11,810
- Per 1,000 residents
- 118.4
- Business growth YoY
- 3.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,352
- Change vs prior year
- +46
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,432
≠ 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): 499.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 975 | 69.7% |
| 1–4 | 330 | 23.6% |
| 5–19 | 67 | 4.8% |
| 20–199 | 16 | 1.1% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,432). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,775 | 40.0% |
| Private company | 1,095 | 24.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 435 | 9.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 394 | 8.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 277 | 6.3% |
| Family partnership | 92 | 2.1% |
| Fixed unit trust | 90 | 2.0% |
| Partnership | 62 | 1.4% |
| Other | 212 | 4.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 253 | 18.1% | 1.2% |
| Construction | 210 | 15.0% | 8.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 187 | 13.4% | 2.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 172 | 12.3% | 3.6% |
| Retail Trade | 90 | 6.4% | 1.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 88 | 6.3% | 10.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 86 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 62 | 4.4% | 10.7% |
| Other Services | 60 | 4.3% | 3.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 48 | 3.4% | 6.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 44 | 3.1% | -12.0% |
| Manufacturing | 31 | 2.2% | -6.1% |
| Education and Training | 23 | 1.6% | 9.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 22 | 1.6% | -8.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 10 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 6 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | — |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services10.7%
- Financial and Insurance Services10.0%
- Education and Training9.5%
- Construction8.2%
- Administrative and Support Services6.7%
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 | 0.8 | 0.73× | 10 |