Melton South - Weir Views Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Melton South and Weir Views
VIC · SA2 213041578 · Melton - Bacchus Marsh (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,459
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 22,821
- Per 1,000 residents
- 63.9
- Business growth YoY
- 15.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,266
- Change vs prior year
- +193
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 13,418
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes melton south and weir views), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 3,179.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,212 | 83.1% |
| 1–4 | 210 | 14.4% |
| 5–19 | 40 | 2.7% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 0.4% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (13,418). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 9,104 | 67.8% |
| Private company | 2,685 | 20.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 506 | 3.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 389 | 2.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 203 | 1.5% |
| Other incorporated entity | 155 | 1.2% |
| Fixed unit trust | 95 | 0.7% |
| Family partnership | 81 | 0.6% |
| Other | 200 | 1.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 618 | 42.4% | 20.2% |
| Construction | 255 | 17.5% | 5.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 101 | 6.9% | 21.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 97 | 6.6% | 34.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 82 | 5.6% | 15.5% |
| Retail Trade | 60 | 4.1% | -1.6% |
| Other Services | 55 | 3.8% | 5.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 49 | 3.4% | 19.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 48 | 3.3% | 37.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 20 | 1.4% | -9.1% |
| Education and Training | 20 | 1.4% | -9.1% |
| Manufacturing | 17 | 1.2% | -5.6% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 9 | 0.6% | 50.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 9 | 0.6% | 12.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 8 | 0.5% | 100.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 7 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 4 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services37.1%
- Administrative and Support Services34.7%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services21.7%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing20.2%
- Accommodation and Food Services19.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 2.1 | 0.22× | 48 |
| Manufacturing | 0.7 | 0.29× | 17 |
| Wholesale Trade | 0.9 | 0.35× | 20 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.4 | 0.42× | 101 |
| Retail Trade | 2.6 | 0.43× | 60 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.6 | 0.51× | 82 |