Lalor - West Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Lalor and West
VIC · SA2 209041530 · Whittlesea - Wallan (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,223
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,925
- Per 1,000 residents
- 87.8
- Business growth YoY
- 0.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,215
- Change vs prior year
- +8
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,513
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes lalor and west), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,149.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 891 | 72.9% |
| 1–4 | 221 | 18.1% |
| 5–19 | 88 | 7.2% |
| 20–199 | 23 | 1.9% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,513). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 4,313 | 66.2% |
| Private company | 1,019 | 15.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 311 | 4.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 221 | 3.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 206 | 3.2% |
| Other incorporated entity | 110 | 1.7% |
| Family partnership | 78 | 1.2% |
| Strata title | 57 | 0.9% |
| Other | 198 | 3.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 263 | 21.5% | -3.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 235 | 19.2% | -1.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 106 | 8.7% | 12.8% |
| Retail Trade | 92 | 7.5% | -10.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 88 | 7.2% | 14.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 83 | 6.8% | 3.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 80 | 6.5% | 12.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 77 | 6.3% | 11.6% |
| Other Services | 47 | 3.8% | -6.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 41 | 3.4% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 33 | 2.7% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 32 | 2.6% | -5.9% |
| Education and Training | 17 | 1.4% | 6.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 12 | 1.0% | 9.1% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 7 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 4 | 0.3% | -20.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | -25.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.2% | -50.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Wholesale Trade14.3%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services12.8%
- Administrative and Support Services12.7%
- Health Care and Social Assistance11.6%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services3.8%
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 | 0.9 | 0.55× | 12 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 6.0 | 0.61× | 83 |
| Other Services | 3.4 | 0.75× | 47 |