Lalor - East
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Lalor and East
VIC · SA2 209041529 · Whittlesea - Wallan (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 799
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 10,253
- Per 1,000 residents
- 77.9
- Business growth YoY
- -3.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 831
- Change vs prior year
- -32
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes lalor and east), 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 | 606 | 75.8% |
| 1–4 | 164 | 20.5% |
| 5–19 | 26 | 3.3% |
| 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 | 218 | 27.3% | -9.5% |
| Construction | 169 | 21.2% | -1.7% |
| Retail Trade | 65 | 8.1% | -3.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 54 | 6.8% | -3.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 52 | 6.5% | 2.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 50 | 6.3% | 2.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 43 | 5.4% | -8.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 38 | 4.8% | -2.6% |
| Other Services | 33 | 4.1% | -21.4% |
| Manufacturing | 25 | 3.1% | -3.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 12 | 1.5% | 9.1% |
| Education and Training | 11 | 1.4% | 37.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 8 | 1.0% | 14.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 7 | 0.9% | 16.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 4 | 0.5% | 33.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 4 | 0.5% | 33.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.4% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services2.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance2.0%
- Construction-1.7%
- Accommodation and Food Services-2.6%
- Retail Trade-3.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.2 | 0.41× | 12 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.9 | 0.55× | 50 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 5.3 | 0.66× | 54 |
| Education and Training | 1.1 | 0.69× | 11 |