Morphett Vale - West Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Morphett Vale and West
SA · SA2 403041085 · Onkaparinga (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 392
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 10,622
- Per 1,000 residents
- 36.9
- Business growth YoY
- -1.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 399
- Change vs prior year
- -7
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes morphett vale 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 | 239 | 61.0% |
| 1–4 | 102 | 26.0% |
| 5–19 | 44 | 11.2% |
| 20–199 | 9 | 2.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 106 | 27.0% | -12.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 45 | 11.5% | 4.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 38 | 9.7% | 5.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 36 | 9.2% | 16.1% |
| Retail Trade | 31 | 7.9% | -11.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 24 | 6.1% | 14.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 22 | 5.6% | 0.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 19 | 4.8% | 18.8% |
| Other Services | 19 | 4.8% | -24.0% |
| Manufacturing | 16 | 4.1% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 8 | 2.0% | 60.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 6 | 1.5% | 20.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 6 | 1.5% | 20.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 6 | 1.5% | 20.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 4 | 1.0% | 33.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 3 | 0.8% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services16.1%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services14.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance5.6%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing4.7%
- Accommodation and Food Services0.0%
Industries with more relative room
Under-indexed vs similar SA2s in SA (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 | 1.8 | 0.21× | 19 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 2.3 | 0.42× | 24 |
| Other Services | 1.8 | 0.45× | 19 |
| Manufacturing | 1.5 | 0.47× | 16 |
| Retail Trade | 2.9 | 0.71× | 31 |
| Construction | 10.0 | 0.71× | 106 |