Burwood (Vic.) Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 207031165 · Whitehorse - West (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,449
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 15,480
- Per 1,000 residents
- 93.6
- Business growth YoY
- 0.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,441
- Change vs prior year
- +8
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 7,249
≠ 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): 1,302.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,002 | 69.2% |
| 1–4 | 298 | 20.6% |
| 5–19 | 113 | 7.8% |
| 20–199 | 28 | 1.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (7,249). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 4,050 | 55.9% |
| Private company | 1,605 | 22.1% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 365 | 5.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 336 | 4.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 223 | 3.1% |
| Fixed unit trust | 140 | 1.9% |
| Strata title | 130 | 1.8% |
| Other incorporated entity | 95 | 1.3% |
| Other | 305 | 4.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 192 | 13.3% | 1.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 177 | 12.2% | -7.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 169 | 11.7% | -1.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 165 | 11.4% | -5.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 124 | 8.6% | 5.1% |
| Retail Trade | 113 | 7.8% | 14.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 95 | 6.6% | 14.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 79 | 5.5% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 77 | 5.3% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 64 | 4.4% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 61 | 4.2% | -7.6% |
| Manufacturing | 37 | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 35 | 2.4% | 16.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 23 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 10 | 0.7% | 11.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 9 | 0.6% | -25.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 9 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.3% | 33.3% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training16.7%
- Administrative and Support Services14.5%
- Retail Trade14.1%
- Health Care and Social Assistance5.1%
- Construction1.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.6 | 0.57× | 10 |
| Construction | 12.4 | 0.75× | 192 |