West Melbourne - Residential Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes West Melbourne and Residential
VIC · SA2 206041510 · Melbourne City (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,156
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 9,699
- Per 1,000 residents
- 119.2
- Business growth YoY
- -1.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,170
- Change vs prior year
- -14
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,683
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes west melbourne and residential), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,205.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 750 | 64.9% |
| 1–4 | 249 | 21.5% |
| 5–19 | 112 | 9.7% |
| 20–199 | 35 | 3.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,683). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,140 | 55.3% |
| Private company | 1,230 | 21.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 281 | 4.9% |
| Fixed unit trust | 247 | 4.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 212 | 3.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 151 | 2.7% |
| Strata title | 106 | 1.9% |
| Partnership | 93 | 1.6% |
| Other | 223 | 3.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 224 | 19.4% | -7.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 206 | 17.8% | 2.5% |
| Construction | 95 | 8.2% | -10.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 89 | 7.7% | 20.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 85 | 7.4% | -1.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 71 | 6.1% | 1.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 68 | 5.9% | -1.4% |
| Retail Trade | 61 | 5.3% | -4.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 54 | 4.7% | -8.5% |
| Other Services | 46 | 4.0% | 9.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 37 | 3.2% | 2.8% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 34 | 2.9% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 33 | 2.9% | 13.8% |
| Manufacturing | 31 | 2.7% | -3.1% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 11 | 1.0% | -15.4% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 8 | 0.7% | -11.1% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services20.3%
- Education and Training13.8%
- Other Services9.5%
- Wholesale Trade2.8%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services2.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 9.8 | 0.60× | 95 |