Mernda - North Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Mernda and North
VIC · SA2 209041531 · Whittlesea - Wallan (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 809
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,061
- Per 1,000 residents
- 67.1
- Business growth YoY
- -0.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 814
- Change vs prior year
- -5
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes mernda and north), 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 | 603 | 74.5% |
| 1–4 | 165 | 20.4% |
| 5–19 | 35 | 4.3% |
| 20–199 | 10 | 1.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 213 | 26.3% | -4.5% |
| Construction | 147 | 18.2% | 0.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 76 | 9.4% | 10.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 73 | 9.0% | 2.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 62 | 7.7% | -11.4% |
| Other Services | 46 | 5.7% | 0.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 41 | 5.1% | 10.8% |
| Retail Trade | 38 | 4.7% | -15.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 30 | 3.7% | -3.2% |
| Manufacturing | 16 | 2.0% | 23.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 14 | 1.7% | -12.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 13 | 1.6% | 30.0% |
| Education and Training | 9 | 1.1% | 28.6% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 8 | 1.0% | -11.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 6 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 6 | 0.7% | 50.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services10.8%
- Administrative and Support Services10.1%
- Health Care and Social Assistance2.8%
- Construction0.7%
- Other Services0.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.2 | 0.40× | 14 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.4 | 0.41× | 41 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.1 | 0.45× | 13 |
| Manufacturing | 1.3 | 0.48× | 16 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5.1 | 0.55× | 62 |
| Retail Trade | 3.2 | 0.57× | 38 |