Epping (Vic.) - West Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Epping (Vic.) and West
VIC · SA2 209041433 · Whittlesea - Wallan (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,546
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,895
- Per 1,000 residents
- 119.9
- Business growth YoY
- 1.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,519
- Change vs prior year
- +27
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes epping (vic.) and west), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,082 | 70.0% |
| 1–4 | 301 | 19.5% |
| 5–19 | 117 | 7.6% |
| 20–199 | 44 | 2.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 356 | 23.0% | 0.8% |
| Construction | 316 | 20.4% | 6.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 141 | 9.1% | 6.8% |
| Retail Trade | 119 | 7.7% | 8.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 102 | 6.6% | 10.9% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 89 | 5.8% | 3.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 85 | 5.5% | -7.6% |
| Other Services | 82 | 5.3% | -11.8% |
| Manufacturing | 74 | 4.8% | 13.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 49 | 3.2% | -2.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 41 | 2.7% | -16.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 32 | 2.1% | 3.2% |
| Education and Training | 22 | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 12 | 0.8% | -33.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 10 | 0.6% | 11.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 10 | 0.6% | -28.6% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Manufacturing13.8%
- Health Care and Social Assistance10.9%
- Retail Trade8.2%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services6.8%
- Construction6.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.8 | 0.51× | 10 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 6.9 | 0.71× | 89 |