Melton Business Statistics 2025

Name: Melton
Address: VIC, AU

Statistical area (SA2)

VIC · SA2 213041577 · Melton - Bacchus Marsh (SA3) · Area overview

Actively trading businesses: 747
Population (SA2 ERP): 8,007
Per 1,000 residents: 93.3
Business growth YoY: -2.6%

Prior year businesses: 767
Change vs prior year: -20
Active ABNs (mapped): —

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?

Businesses by employment size

ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)

Employment size	Businesses	Share
Non-employing	427	57.2%
1–4	196	26.2%
5–19	92	12.3%
20–199	27	3.6%
200+	0	0.0%

Businesses by industry

ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)

All industries

Industry	Businesses	Share	YoY
Construction	156	20.9%	5.4%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	83	11.1%	-16.2%
Other Services	83	11.1%	-7.8%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	75	10.0%	7.1%
Retail Trade	74	9.9%	-5.1%
Health Care and Social Assistance	57	7.6%	21.3%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	52	7.0%	-11.9%
Manufacturing	36	4.8%	-7.7%
Accommodation and Food Services	29	3.9%	-12.1%
Wholesale Trade	26	3.5%	13.0%
Administrative and Support Services	23	3.1%	-23.3%
Financial and Insurance Services	16	2.1%	-5.9%
Education and Training	16	2.1%	14.3%
Arts and Recreation Services	10	1.3%	-16.7%
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	5	0.7%	0.0%
Mining	3	0.4%	—
Public Administration and Safety	3	0.4%	0.0%

Fastest-growing industries

Health Care and Social Assistance21.3%
Wholesale Trade13.0%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services7.1%
Construction5.4%
Retail Trade-5.1%

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
Arts and Recreation Services	1.2	0.74×	10