South Morang - North Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes South Morang and North
VIC · SA2 209041435 · Whittlesea - Wallan (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,058
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,259
- Per 1,000 residents
- 79.8
- Business growth YoY
- 1.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,041
- Change vs prior year
- +17
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 7,151
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes south morang and north), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,172.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 765 | 72.3% |
| 1–4 | 249 | 23.5% |
| 5–19 | 42 | 4.0% |
| 20–199 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (7,151). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 4,088 | 57.2% |
| Private company | 1,351 | 18.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 423 | 5.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 402 | 5.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 355 | 5.0% |
| Fixed unit trust | 116 | 1.6% |
| Other incorporated entity | 100 | 1.4% |
| Partnership | 82 | 1.1% |
| Other | 234 | 3.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 284 | 26.8% | -1.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 171 | 16.2% | -8.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 107 | 10.1% | 11.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 102 | 9.6% | 3.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 79 | 7.5% | 16.2% |
| Other Services | 52 | 4.9% | 13.0% |
| Retail Trade | 51 | 4.8% | 2.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 51 | 4.8% | -3.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 36 | 3.4% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 35 | 3.3% | 16.7% |
| Manufacturing | 20 | 1.9% | -25.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 20 | 1.9% | -4.8% |
| Education and Training | 17 | 1.6% | 30.8% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 12 | 1.1% | -7.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 6 | 0.6% | 20.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.4% | 33.3% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.3% | — |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services16.7%
- Health Care and Social Assistance16.2%
- Other Services13.0%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services11.5%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 1.5 | 0.56× | 20 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.9 | 0.57× | 12 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.5 | 0.63× | 20 |
| Retail Trade | 3.8 | 0.67× | 51 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.6 | 0.72× | 35 |