Glen Waverley - West Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Glen Waverley and West
VIC · SA2 212051322 · Monash (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 3,072
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 23,417
- Per 1,000 residents
- 131.2
- Business growth YoY
- 4.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,948
- Change vs prior year
- +124
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes glen waverley 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 | 2,010 | 65.4% |
| 1–4 | 782 | 25.5% |
| 5–19 | 226 | 7.4% |
| 20–199 | 50 | 1.6% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
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 | 456 | 14.8% | 6.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 419 | 13.6% | 2.7% |
| Construction | 377 | 12.3% | 7.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 296 | 9.6% | 5.0% |
| Retail Trade | 245 | 8.0% | 2.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 226 | 7.4% | 2.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 225 | 7.3% | 5.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 215 | 7.0% | -1.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 166 | 5.4% | 5.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 152 | 4.9% | 9.4% |
| Other Services | 123 | 4.0% | 9.8% |
| Education and Training | 60 | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 42 | 1.4% | -4.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 26 | 0.8% | -10.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 22 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 13 | 0.4% | -27.8% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.1% | — |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services9.8%
- Administrative and Support Services9.4%
- Construction7.4%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services6.0%
- Financial and Insurance Services5.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.6 | 0.42× | 13 |