Whittlesea Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 209041225 · Whittlesea - Wallan (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,754
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 18,174
- Per 1,000 residents
- 96.5
- Business growth YoY
- 22.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,435
- Change vs prior year
- +319
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,945
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area, not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 387.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,280 | 73.0% |
| 1–4 | 375 | 21.4% |
| 5–19 | 83 | 4.7% |
| 20–199 | 13 | 0.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,945). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,404 | 47.7% |
| Private company | 622 | 21.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 231 | 7.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 213 | 7.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 150 | 5.1% |
| Family partnership | 94 | 3.2% |
| Other incorporated entity | 57 | 1.9% |
| Partnership | 54 | 1.8% |
| Other | 120 | 4.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 465 | 26.5% | 32.9% |
| Construction | 445 | 25.4% | 12.9% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 124 | 7.1% | 19.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 106 | 6.0% | 20.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 98 | 5.6% | 40.0% |
| Other Services | 91 | 5.2% | 1.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 88 | 5.0% | 51.7% |
| Retail Trade | 64 | 3.6% | 45.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 57 | 3.2% | -1.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 51 | 2.9% | 8.5% |
| Manufacturing | 42 | 2.4% | 44.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 41 | 2.3% | 5.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 25 | 1.4% | 13.6% |
| Education and Training | 15 | 0.9% | 15.4% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 13 | 0.7% | 30.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 12 | 0.7% | 9.1% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 8 | 0.5% | 60.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 6 | 0.3% | 100.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services51.7%
- Retail Trade45.5%
- Manufacturing44.8%
- Health Care and Social Assistance40.0%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing32.9%
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 | 0.7 | 0.48× | 13 |
| Education and Training | 0.8 | 0.52× | 15 |
| Retail Trade | 3.5 | 0.57× | 64 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.4 | 0.59× | 25 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.7 | 0.59× | 12 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 5.8 | 0.61× | 106 |