Mooroolbark Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 211051281 · Yarra Ranges (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,515
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 24,395
- Per 1,000 residents
- 62.1
- Business growth YoY
- 2.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,483
- Change vs prior year
- +32
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,776
≠ 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): 942.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 988 | 65.2% |
| 1–4 | 427 | 28.2% |
| 5–19 | 97 | 6.4% |
| 20–199 | 15 | 1.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,776). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,282 | 56.8% |
| Private company | 1,041 | 18.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 421 | 7.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 281 | 4.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 231 | 4.0% |
| Family partnership | 118 | 2.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 88 | 1.5% |
| Strata title | 77 | 1.3% |
| Other | 237 | 4.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 487 | 32.1% | -1.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 171 | 11.3% | 3.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 116 | 7.7% | 13.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 112 | 7.4% | 3.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 107 | 7.1% | 9.2% |
| Other Services | 96 | 6.3% | -6.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 91 | 6.0% | 3.4% |
| Retail Trade | 79 | 5.2% | 5.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 50 | 3.3% | 8.7% |
| Manufacturing | 44 | 2.9% | -17.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 43 | 2.8% | 7.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 34 | 2.2% | 6.3% |
| Education and Training | 30 | 2.0% | 11.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 18 | 1.2% | -10.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 17 | 1.1% | 54.5% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 8 | 0.5% | 60.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 7 | 0.5% | -12.5% |
| Mining | 5 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance13.7%
- Education and Training11.1%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing9.2%
- Financial and Insurance Services8.7%
- Accommodation and Food Services7.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.7 | 0.37× | 17 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.8 | 0.45× | 43 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.6 | 0.47× | 112 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.7 | 0.50× | 18 |
| Retail Trade | 3.2 | 0.52× | 79 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.4 | 0.55× | 34 |