Reservoir - North East
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Reservoir and North East
VIC · SA2 209021523 · Darebin - North (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 984
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 16,329
- Per 1,000 residents
- 60.3
- Business growth YoY
- -1.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 998
- Change vs prior year
- -14
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 16,148
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes reservoir and north east), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 2,485.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 759 | 77.1% |
| 1–4 | 183 | 18.6% |
| 5–19 | 38 | 3.9% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 0.6% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (16,148). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 9,755 | 60.4% |
| Private company | 2,508 | 15.5% |
| Strata title | 772 | 4.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 710 | 4.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 645 | 4.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 642 | 4.0% |
| Partnership | 228 | 1.4% |
| Other incorporated entity | 222 | 1.4% |
| Other | 666 | 4.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 244 | 24.8% | -3.9% |
| Construction | 192 | 19.5% | -5.9% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 109 | 11.1% | 4.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 77 | 7.8% | -11.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 68 | 6.9% | 19.3% |
| Retail Trade | 59 | 6.0% | 5.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 42 | 4.3% | 13.5% |
| Other Services | 42 | 4.3% | -10.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 41 | 4.2% | -2.4% |
| Manufacturing | 24 | 2.4% | -14.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 18 | 1.8% | 5.9% |
| Education and Training | 18 | 1.8% | 5.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 15 | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 15 | 1.5% | 66.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 12 | 1.2% | -25.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 8 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance19.3%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services13.5%
- Retail Trade5.4%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services4.8%
- Accommodation and Food Services-2.4%
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 | 2.6 | 0.28× | 42 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.1 | 0.34× | 18 |
| Wholesale Trade | 0.9 | 0.37× | 15 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.7 | 0.46× | 12 |
| Manufacturing | 1.5 | 0.55× | 24 |
| Other Services | 2.6 | 0.56× | 42 |