Croydon - West
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Croydon and West
VIC · SA2 211031451 · Maroondah (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 993
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 14,940
- Per 1,000 residents
- 66.5
- Business growth YoY
- 1.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 976
- Change vs prior year
- +17
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes croydon and 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 | 656 | 66.1% |
| 1–4 | 266 | 26.8% |
| 5–19 | 60 | 6.0% |
| 20–199 | 9 | 0.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 249 | 25.1% | 4.6% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 167 | 16.8% | 0.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 81 | 8.2% | -1.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 76 | 7.7% | 10.1% |
| Retail Trade | 66 | 6.6% | 6.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 59 | 5.9% | -19.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 55 | 5.5% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 53 | 5.3% | -5.4% |
| Other Services | 42 | 4.2% | 16.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 41 | 4.1% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 25 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 22 | 2.2% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 18 | 1.8% | 28.6% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 16 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 11 | 1.1% | 57.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 9 | 0.9% | 12.5% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services16.7%
- Health Care and Social Assistance10.1%
- Retail Trade6.5%
- Construction4.6%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services0.6%
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 | 5.4 | 0.59× | 81 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.5 | 0.60× | 22 |
| Other Services | 2.8 | 0.62× | 42 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.7 | 0.62× | 11 |
| Manufacturing | 1.7 | 0.62× | 25 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.9 | 0.63× | 59 |