Meadow Heights
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 210051247 · Tullamarine - Broadmeadows (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 755
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 14,841
- Per 1,000 residents
- 50.9
- Business growth YoY
- -0.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 756
- Change vs prior year
- -1
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,187
≠ 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?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 937.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 611 | 80.9% |
| 1–4 | 126 | 16.7% |
| 5–19 | 8 | 1.1% |
| 20–199 | 3 | 0.4% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,187). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,467 | 66.8% |
| Private company | 965 | 18.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 209 | 4.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 118 | 2.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 106 | 2.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 84 | 1.6% |
| Fixed unit trust | 43 | 0.8% |
| Partnership | 41 | 0.8% |
| Other | 154 | 3.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 292 | 38.7% | -3.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 73 | 9.7% | 7.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 70 | 9.3% | 4.5% |
| Other Services | 54 | 7.2% | -1.8% |
| Retail Trade | 47 | 6.2% | -14.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 47 | 6.2% | -6.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 43 | 5.7% | 7.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 34 | 4.5% | 3.0% |
| Manufacturing | 24 | 3.2% | 4.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 17 | 2.3% | 41.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 15 | 2.0% | -28.6% |
| Education and Training | 14 | 1.9% | 40.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 13 | 1.7% | 30.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 5 | 0.7% | 66.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.5% | -20.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 0.4% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services7.5%
- Administrative and Support Services7.4%
- Health Care and Social Assistance4.5%
- Manufacturing4.3%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services3.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 2.3 | 0.26× | 34 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.2 | 0.33× | 47 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.1 | 0.37× | 17 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.0 | 0.42× | 15 |
| Retail Trade | 3.2 | 0.55× | 47 |
| Education and Training | 0.9 | 0.59× | 14 |