Watsonia
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 209011204 · Banyule (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 600
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 9,504
- Per 1,000 residents
- 63.1
- Business growth YoY
- 1.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 593
- Change vs prior year
- +7
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,038
≠ 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): 282.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 389 | 64.8% |
| 1–4 | 170 | 28.3% |
| 5–19 | 41 | 6.8% |
| 20–199 | 9 | 1.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,038). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,080 | 53.0% |
| Private company | 372 | 18.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 179 | 8.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 129 | 6.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 86 | 4.2% |
| Other incorporated entity | 41 | 2.0% |
| Family partnership | 36 | 1.8% |
| Strata title | 27 | 1.3% |
| Other | 88 | 4.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 151 | 25.2% | 4.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 95 | 15.8% | 4.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 52 | 8.7% | 2.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 46 | 7.7% | 12.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 39 | 6.5% | -7.1% |
| Other Services | 39 | 6.5% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 35 | 5.8% | -10.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 34 | 5.7% | 21.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 30 | 5.0% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 22 | 3.7% | -8.3% |
| Manufacturing | 14 | 2.3% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 14 | 2.3% | 7.7% |
| Education and Training | 11 | 1.8% | -8.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 8 | 1.3% | -11.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 7 | 1.2% | -22.2% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services21.4%
- Health Care and Social Assistance12.2%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services4.4%
- Construction4.1%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services2.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 1.5 | 0.46× | 14 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 5.5 | 0.67× | 52 |
| Education and Training | 1.2 | 0.68× | 11 |
| Retail Trade | 3.7 | 0.70× | 35 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 4.1 | 0.71× | 39 |