Laverton Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 213051363 · Wyndham (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,507
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,816
- Per 1,000 residents
- 195.6
- Business growth YoY
- 5.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,383
- Change vs prior year
- +124
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,754
≠ 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): 861.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,685 | 67.2% |
| 1–4 | 420 | 16.8% |
| 5–19 | 280 | 11.2% |
| 20–199 | 109 | 4.3% |
| 200+ | 13 | 0.5% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,754). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,689 | 56.6% |
| Private company | 1,171 | 24.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 223 | 4.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 215 | 4.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 133 | 2.8% |
| Fixed unit trust | 95 | 2.0% |
| Strata title | 51 | 1.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 47 | 1.0% |
| Other | 130 | 2.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 590 | 23.5% | 5.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 336 | 13.4% | 11.6% |
| Construction | 251 | 10.0% | -1.6% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 241 | 9.6% | 6.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 181 | 7.2% | 2.8% |
| Retail Trade | 161 | 6.4% | 0.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 151 | 6.0% | 7.1% |
| Other Services | 111 | 4.4% | 15.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 108 | 4.3% | 10.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 104 | 4.1% | 3.0% |
| Manufacturing | 100 | 4.0% | 1.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 64 | 2.6% | 6.7% |
| Education and Training | 31 | 1.2% | -11.4% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 21 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 18 | 0.7% | 80.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 15 | 0.6% | -11.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 11 | 0.4% | 37.5% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 10 | 0.4% | -23.1% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services15.6%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services11.6%
- Health Care and Social Assistance10.2%
- Administrative and Support Services7.1%
- Accommodation and Food 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.9 | 0.46× | 11 |