Blackburn South

Statistical area (SA2)

VIC · SA2 207031162 · Whitehorse - West (SA3) · Business statistics view

Actively trading businesses: 986
Population (SA2 ERP): 11,072
Per 1,000 residents: 89.1
Business growth YoY: 4.7%

Prior year businesses: 942
Change vs prior year: +44
Active ABNs (mapped): —

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?

Businesses by employment size

ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)

Employment size	Businesses	Share
Non-employing	695	70.5%
1–4	237	24.0%
5–19	34	3.4%
20–199	13	1.3%
200+	0	0.0%

Businesses by industry

ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)

All industries

Industry	Businesses	Share	YoY
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	164	16.6%	-3.5%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	142	14.4%	10.9%
Construction	132	13.4%	-2.2%
Health Care and Social Assistance	100	10.1%	1.0%
Retail Trade	66	6.7%	10.0%
Financial and Insurance Services	65	6.6%	6.6%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	64	6.5%	10.3%
Administrative and Support Services	53	5.4%	-1.9%
Other Services	49	5.0%	11.4%
Accommodation and Food Services	45	4.6%	4.7%
Wholesale Trade	28	2.8%	0.0%
Education and Training	28	2.8%	33.3%
Manufacturing	18	1.8%	12.5%
Arts and Recreation Services	9	0.9%	12.5%
Information Media and Telecommunications	7	0.7%	40.0%
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	5	0.5%	0.0%
Public Administration and Safety	5	0.5%	25.0%
Mining	3	0.3%	0.0%
Currently Unknown	3	0.3%	—

Fastest-growing industries

Education and Training33.3%
Other Services11.4%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services10.9%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing10.3%
Retail Trade10.0%

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
Manufacturing	1.6	0.60×	18
Construction	11.9	0.72×	132