Southbank (West) - South Wharf Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Southbank (West) and South Wharf
VIC · SA2 206041508 · Melbourne City (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,664
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 8,122
- Per 1,000 residents
- 204.9
- Business growth YoY
- -2.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,714
- Change vs prior year
- -50
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes southbank (west) and south wharf), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,200 | 72.1% |
| 1–4 | 254 | 15.3% |
| 5–19 | 126 | 7.6% |
| 20–199 | 84 | 5.0% |
| 200+ | 12 | 0.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 348 | 20.9% | -5.9% |
| Construction | 271 | 16.3% | 3.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 239 | 14.4% | -8.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 198 | 11.9% | -6.2% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 91 | 5.5% | 1.1% |
| Retail Trade | 83 | 5.0% | -3.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 75 | 4.5% | 1.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 73 | 4.4% | 1.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 72 | 4.3% | 24.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 38 | 2.3% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 30 | 1.8% | 3.4% |
| Manufacturing | 28 | 1.7% | -17.6% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 27 | 1.6% | 3.8% |
| Education and Training | 24 | 1.4% | -22.6% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 24 | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 22 | 1.3% | -24.1% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 12 | 0.7% | 50.0% |
| Mining | 5 | 0.3% | 25.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing24.1%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing3.8%
- Construction3.8%
- Other Services3.4%
- Administrative and Support Services1.4%