Rockbank - Mount Cottrell
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Rockbank and Mount Cottrell
VIC · SA2 213041359 · Melton - Bacchus Marsh (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 4,531
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 35,856
- Per 1,000 residents
- 126.4
- Business growth YoY
- 16.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 3,890
- Change vs prior year
- +641
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,427
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes rockbank and mount cottrell), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,644.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 3,407 | 75.2% |
| 1–4 | 836 | 18.5% |
| 5–19 | 218 | 4.8% |
| 20–199 | 69 | 1.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,427). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 4,186 | 65.1% |
| Private company | 1,572 | 24.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 201 | 3.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 137 | 2.1% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 122 | 1.9% |
| Fixed unit trust | 54 | 0.8% |
| Other incorporated entity | 39 | 0.6% |
| Family partnership | 38 | 0.6% |
| Other | 78 | 1.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 1,608 | 35.5% | 17.0% |
| Construction | 759 | 16.8% | 15.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 333 | 7.3% | 15.6% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 298 | 6.6% | 20.2% |
| Retail Trade | 276 | 6.1% | 8.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 260 | 5.7% | 21.5% |
| Other Services | 200 | 4.4% | 8.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 187 | 4.1% | 15.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 133 | 2.9% | 35.7% |
| Manufacturing | 116 | 2.6% | 30.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 102 | 2.3% | 17.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 90 | 2.0% | 15.4% |
| Education and Training | 45 | 1.0% | 9.8% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 30 | 0.7% | 30.4% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 30 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 28 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 19 | 0.4% | 5.6% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 17 | 0.4% | 41.7% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services35.7%
- Public Administration and Safety30.4%
- Manufacturing30.3%
- Administrative and Support Services21.5%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services20.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.5 | 0.55× | 19 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.5 | 0.60× | 90 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.8 | 0.61× | 30 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 5.2 | 0.68× | 187 |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 0.5 | 0.69× | 17 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 8.3 | 0.71× | 298 |