Berwick - North
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Berwick and North
VIC · SA2 212021293 · Casey - North (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,304
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 23,637
- Per 1,000 residents
- 97.5
- Business growth YoY
- 0.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,292
- Change vs prior year
- +12
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 17,319
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes berwick and north), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 2,870.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,421 | 61.7% |
| 1–4 | 642 | 27.9% |
| 5–19 | 201 | 8.7% |
| 20–199 | 41 | 1.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (17,319). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 8,716 | 50.3% |
| Private company | 3,819 | 22.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,455 | 8.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 943 | 5.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 932 | 5.4% |
| Family partnership | 263 | 1.5% |
| Fixed unit trust | 253 | 1.5% |
| Other incorporated entity | 213 | 1.2% |
| Other | 725 | 4.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 474 | 20.6% | -1.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 325 | 14.1% | 3.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 286 | 12.4% | -1.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 266 | 11.5% | 6.8% |
| Retail Trade | 149 | 6.5% | -6.9% |
| Other Services | 127 | 5.5% | -0.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 120 | 5.2% | 1.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 114 | 4.9% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 113 | 4.9% | 2.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 83 | 3.6% | 3.8% |
| Manufacturing | 63 | 2.7% | -1.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 55 | 2.4% | 1.9% |
| Education and Training | 38 | 1.6% | -9.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 31 | 1.3% | -3.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 29 | 1.3% | -3.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 18 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 7 | 0.3% | 16.7% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.1% | — |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance6.8%
- Accommodation and Food Services3.8%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services3.5%
- Administrative and Support Services2.7%
- Wholesale Trade1.9%