Moe - Newborough Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Moe and Newborough
VIC · SA2 205041095 · Latrobe Valley (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 783
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 17,640
- Per 1,000 residents
- 44.4
- Business growth YoY
- 0.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 780
- Change vs prior year
- +3
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,789
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes moe and newborough), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 578.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 468 | 59.8% |
| 1–4 | 209 | 26.7% |
| 5–19 | 84 | 10.7% |
| 20–199 | 26 | 3.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,789). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,052 | 54.2% |
| Private company | 536 | 14.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 282 | 7.4% |
| Family partnership | 212 | 5.6% |
| Other incorporated entity | 201 | 5.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 134 | 3.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 115 | 3.0% |
| Partnership | 65 | 1.7% |
| Other | 192 | 5.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 171 | 21.8% | -3.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 77 | 9.8% | 13.2% |
| Retail Trade | 64 | 8.2% | -4.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 61 | 7.8% | 7.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 60 | 7.7% | -4.8% |
| Other Services | 59 | 7.5% | -9.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 57 | 7.3% | -8.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 49 | 6.3% | -2.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 49 | 6.3% | -2.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 42 | 5.4% | 7.7% |
| Manufacturing | 34 | 4.3% | 6.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 13 | 1.7% | 8.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 13 | 1.7% | 18.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 12 | 1.5% | 20.0% |
| Education and Training | 9 | 1.1% | 80.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 7 | 0.9% | 40.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 6 | 0.8% | 50.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance13.2%
- Administrative and Support Services7.7%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services7.0%
- Manufacturing6.3%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing-2.0%
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 | 0.7 | 0.22× | 12 |
| Wholesale Trade | 0.7 | 0.32× | 13 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.5 | 0.36× | 61 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.4 | 0.39× | 60 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.7 | 0.48× | 13 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.2 | 0.51× | 57 |