Airport West
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 210011226 · Keilor (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,030
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 8,783
- Per 1,000 residents
- 117.3
- Business growth YoY
- 2.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,002
- Change vs prior year
- +28
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,741
≠ 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): 862.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 585 | 56.8% |
| 1–4 | 321 | 31.2% |
| 5–19 | 110 | 10.7% |
| 20–199 | 27 | 2.6% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,741). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,496 | 37.0% |
| Private company | 1,981 | 29.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 520 | 7.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 471 | 7.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 450 | 6.7% |
| Fixed unit trust | 217 | 3.2% |
| Strata title | 195 | 2.9% |
| Partnership | 101 | 1.5% |
| Other | 310 | 4.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 213 | 20.7% | 1.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 123 | 11.9% | 4.2% |
| Other Services | 106 | 10.3% | 1.9% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 94 | 9.1% | -3.1% |
| Retail Trade | 82 | 8.0% | -1.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 80 | 7.8% | 29.0% |
| Manufacturing | 61 | 5.9% | -10.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 57 | 5.5% | 3.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 48 | 4.7% | 2.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 43 | 4.2% | -2.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 37 | 3.6% | 5.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 35 | 3.4% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 18 | 1.7% | 38.5% |
| Education and Training | 16 | 1.6% | 6.7% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 4 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing29.0%
- Administrative and Support Services5.7%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services4.2%
- Health Care and Social Assistance3.6%
- Financial and Insurance Services2.1%