Burnside
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 213041461 · Melton - Bacchus Marsh (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 405
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 6,635
- Per 1,000 residents
- 61.0
- Business growth YoY
- 4.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 389
- Change vs prior year
- +16
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ 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?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 288 | 71.1% |
| 1–4 | 96 | 23.7% |
| 5–19 | 18 | 4.4% |
| 20–199 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 105 | 25.9% | 4.0% |
| Construction | 67 | 16.5% | 0.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 43 | 10.6% | 34.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 37 | 9.1% | 23.3% |
| Retail Trade | 28 | 6.9% | -6.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 25 | 6.2% | -7.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 21 | 5.2% | -12.5% |
| Other Services | 19 | 4.7% | 5.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 14 | 3.5% | 55.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 13 | 3.2% | 18.2% |
| Manufacturing | 10 | 2.5% | -9.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 7 | 1.7% | -30.0% |
| Education and Training | 5 | 1.2% | -16.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 5 | 1.2% | -28.6% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.7% | — |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services34.4%
- Health Care and Social Assistance23.3%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing4.0%
- Construction0.0%
- Retail Trade-6.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.2 | 0.40× | 21 |
| Manufacturing | 1.5 | 0.42× | 10 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.1 | 0.54× | 14 |
| Construction | 10.1 | 0.58× | 67 |
| Other Services | 2.9 | 0.65× | 19 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.0 | 0.74× | 13 |