Craigieburn - North West
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Craigieburn and North West
VIC · SA2 210051542 · Tullamarine - Broadmeadows (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,125
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 11,293
- Per 1,000 residents
- 99.6
- Business growth YoY
- -0.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,131
- Change vs prior year
- -6
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes craigieburn and north west), 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 | 974 | 86.6% |
| 1–4 | 130 | 11.6% |
| 5–19 | 12 | 1.1% |
| 20–199 | 4 | 0.4% |
| 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 | 493 | 43.8% | -4.6% |
| Construction | 171 | 15.2% | 1.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 75 | 6.7% | -1.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 68 | 6.0% | 9.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 63 | 5.6% | 34.0% |
| Other Services | 50 | 4.4% | 16.3% |
| Retail Trade | 43 | 3.8% | -24.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 40 | 3.6% | -2.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 30 | 2.7% | 3.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 25 | 2.2% | 78.6% |
| Manufacturing | 20 | 1.8% | -28.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 16 | 1.4% | 6.7% |
| Education and Training | 11 | 1.0% | -21.4% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 10 | 0.9% | 66.7% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | -50.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services78.6%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services34.0%
- Other Services16.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance9.7%
- Accommodation and Food Services3.4%
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 | 3.5 | 0.45× | 40 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5.6 | 0.63× | 63 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.4 | 0.63× | 16 |
| Manufacturing | 1.8 | 0.66× | 20 |
| Education and Training | 1.0 | 0.66× | 11 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.9 | 0.73× | 10 |