Narre Warren South - West Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Narre Warren South and West
VIC · SA2 212031458 · Casey - South (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,382
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 17,083
- Per 1,000 residents
- 80.9
- Business growth YoY
- 0.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,380
- Change vs prior year
- +2
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 17,335
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes narre warren south 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): 3,028.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,050 | 76.0% |
| 1–4 | 289 | 20.9% |
| 5–19 | 36 | 2.6% |
| 20–199 | 10 | 0.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (17,335). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 10,582 | 61.0% |
| Private company | 3,437 | 19.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 853 | 4.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 723 | 4.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 574 | 3.3% |
| Other incorporated entity | 253 | 1.5% |
| Family partnership | 221 | 1.3% |
| Fixed unit trust | 212 | 1.2% |
| Other | 480 | 2.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 488 | 35.3% | 4.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 252 | 18.2% | -3.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 104 | 7.5% | 1.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 87 | 6.3% | -9.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 80 | 5.8% | 6.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 73 | 5.3% | -2.7% |
| Other Services | 61 | 4.4% | 3.4% |
| Retail Trade | 59 | 4.3% | -11.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 41 | 3.0% | 51.9% |
| Manufacturing | 34 | 2.5% | 6.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 26 | 1.9% | -21.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 26 | 1.9% | 4.0% |
| Education and Training | 13 | 0.9% | -7.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 13 | 0.9% | 8.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 8 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 6 | 0.4% | -14.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 6 | 0.4% | -14.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 5 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services51.9%
- Health Care and Social Assistance6.7%
- Manufacturing6.3%
- Construction4.1%
- Financial and Insurance Services4.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.3 | 0.45× | 73 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.5 | 0.47× | 26 |
| Education and Training | 0.8 | 0.47× | 13 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.8 | 0.50× | 13 |
| Retail Trade | 3.5 | 0.58× | 59 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 6.1 | 0.58× | 104 |