Melbourne CBD - West
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Melbourne CBD and West
VIC · SA2 206041505 · Melbourne City (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 16,010
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 22,163
- Per 1,000 residents
- 722.4
- Business growth YoY
- 2.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 15,562
- Change vs prior year
- +448
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes melbourne cbd 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 | 10,372 | 64.8% |
| 1–4 | 3,375 | 21.1% |
| 5–19 | 1,456 | 9.1% |
| 20–199 | 744 | 4.6% |
| 200+ | 67 | 0.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4,677 | 29.2% | 3.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 3,283 | 20.5% | 0.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 2,029 | 12.7% | 3.0% |
| Construction | 1,083 | 6.8% | 1.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 788 | 4.9% | 4.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 738 | 4.6% | 8.2% |
| Retail Trade | 553 | 3.5% | 4.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 425 | 2.7% | 3.9% |
| Education and Training | 366 | 2.3% | -3.7% |
| Other Services | 358 | 2.2% | 0.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 339 | 2.1% | 0.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 323 | 2.0% | 36.9% |
| Manufacturing | 241 | 1.5% | 9.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 212 | 1.3% | 8.2% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 152 | 0.9% | 4.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 135 | 0.8% | -3.6% |
| Mining | 124 | 0.8% | -2.4% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 121 | 0.8% | -9.7% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 43 | 0.3% | 10.3% |
| Currently Unknown | 20 | 0.1% | -9.1% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing36.9%
- Public Administration and Safety10.3%
- Manufacturing9.0%
- Accommodation and Food Services8.2%
- Information Media and Telecommunications8.2%