Tarneit (West) - Mount Cottrell Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Tarneit (West) and Mount Cottrell
VIC · SA2 213051582 · Wyndham (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,487
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 19,169
- Per 1,000 residents
- 129.7
- Business growth YoY
- 23.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,014
- Change vs prior year
- +473
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes tarneit (west) and mount cottrell), 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 | 2,125 | 85.4% |
| 1–4 | 315 | 12.7% |
| 5–19 | 41 | 1.6% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 0.2% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 1,181 | 47.5% | 24.7% |
| Construction | 313 | 12.6% | 26.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 209 | 8.4% | 25.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 174 | 7.0% | 22.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 97 | 3.9% | 56.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 97 | 3.9% | 14.1% |
| Retail Trade | 81 | 3.3% | 17.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 77 | 3.1% | 16.7% |
| Other Services | 74 | 3.0% | 2.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 68 | 2.7% | 17.2% |
| Education and Training | 27 | 1.1% | 42.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 25 | 1.0% | 31.6% |
| Manufacturing | 17 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 15 | 0.6% | 15.4% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 11 | 0.4% | -8.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 10 | 0.4% | 25.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 8 | 0.3% | 33.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.1% | -40.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services56.5%
- Education and Training42.1%
- Wholesale Trade31.6%
- Construction26.2%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services25.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.5 | 0.37× | 10 |
| Manufacturing | 0.9 | 0.38× | 17 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 5.1 | 0.56× | 97 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.3 | 0.58× | 25 |
| Retail Trade | 4.2 | 0.69× | 81 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 5.1 | 0.71× | 97 |