Moyne - West Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Moyne and West
VIC · SA2 217041478 · Warrnambool (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,299
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 10,246
- Per 1,000 residents
- 126.8
- Business growth YoY
- 0.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,299
- Change vs prior year
- +0
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,962
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes moyne and west), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 254.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 877 | 67.5% |
| 1–4 | 298 | 22.9% |
| 5–19 | 110 | 8.5% |
| 20–199 | 19 | 1.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,962). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,237 | 41.8% |
| Private company | 357 | 12.1% |
| Family partnership | 325 | 11.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 321 | 10.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 248 | 8.4% |
| Other incorporated entity | 135 | 4.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 126 | 4.3% |
| Partnership | 84 | 2.8% |
| Other | 129 | 4.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 494 | 38.0% | -0.4% |
| Construction | 185 | 14.2% | -3.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 119 | 9.2% | 5.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 72 | 5.5% | -8.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 59 | 4.5% | -7.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 58 | 4.5% | 1.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 58 | 4.5% | 11.5% |
| Retail Trade | 56 | 4.3% | 3.7% |
| Other Services | 45 | 3.5% | 2.3% |
| Manufacturing | 36 | 2.8% | 2.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 34 | 2.6% | 3.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 21 | 1.6% | 10.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 16 | 1.2% | 14.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 16 | 1.2% | -11.1% |
| Education and Training | 14 | 1.1% | -6.7% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.4% | 25.0% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance11.5%
- Financial and Insurance Services10.5%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services5.3%
- Retail Trade3.7%
- Administrative and Support Services3.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5.7 | 0.64× | 58 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.6 | 0.73× | 16 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.0 | 0.74× | 21 |