Wattle Glen - Diamond Creek Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Wattle Glen and Diamond Creek
VIC · SA2 209031215 · Nillumbik - Kinglake (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,171
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 14,859
- Per 1,000 residents
- 78.8
- Business growth YoY
- -0.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,178
- Change vs prior year
- -7
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,022
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes wattle glen and diamond creek), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 525.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 727 | 62.1% |
| 1–4 | 351 | 30.0% |
| 5–19 | 79 | 6.7% |
| 20–199 | 20 | 1.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,022). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,892 | 47.0% |
| Private company | 822 | 20.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 408 | 10.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 309 | 7.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 249 | 6.2% |
| Family partnership | 65 | 1.6% |
| Other incorporated entity | 60 | 1.5% |
| Partnership | 50 | 1.2% |
| Other | 167 | 4.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 378 | 32.3% | -1.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 161 | 13.7% | -4.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 99 | 8.5% | 6.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 89 | 7.6% | 12.7% |
| Other Services | 73 | 6.2% | 4.3% |
| Retail Trade | 72 | 6.1% | -1.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 50 | 4.3% | 6.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 46 | 3.9% | 7.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 44 | 3.8% | -8.3% |
| Manufacturing | 32 | 2.7% | -11.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 30 | 2.6% | -9.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 30 | 2.6% | 3.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 26 | 2.2% | -18.8% |
| Education and Training | 19 | 1.6% | 5.6% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 8 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 5 | 0.4% | -16.7% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.4% | -28.6% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.3% | -33.3% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services12.7%
- Financial and Insurance Services7.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance6.5%
- Administrative and Support Services6.4%
- Other Services4.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.0 | 0.47× | 44 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.0 | 0.53× | 30 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 6.0 | 0.65× | 89 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.7 | 0.74× | 26 |