Brookfield Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 213041571 · Melton - Bacchus Marsh (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 703
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 10,665
- Per 1,000 residents
- 65.9
- Business growth YoY
- 6.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 663
- Change vs prior year
- +40
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ 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?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 560 | 79.7% |
| 1–4 | 113 | 16.1% |
| 5–19 | 19 | 2.7% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 0.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 269 | 38.3% | 10.2% |
| Construction | 135 | 19.2% | -0.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 45 | 6.4% | 25.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 37 | 5.3% | 27.6% |
| Other Services | 37 | 5.3% | 2.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 36 | 5.1% | 2.9% |
| Retail Trade | 27 | 3.8% | -18.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 25 | 3.6% | -16.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 19 | 2.7% | 18.8% |
| Education and Training | 15 | 2.1% | 25.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 14 | 2.0% | 16.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 12 | 1.7% | 9.1% |
| Manufacturing | 11 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 6 | 0.9% | -25.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 5 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.6% | 33.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.4% | — |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services27.6%
- Health Care and Social Assistance25.0%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing10.2%
- Administrative and Support Services2.9%
- Other Services2.8%
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 | 2.3 | 0.29× | 25 |
| Manufacturing | 1.0 | 0.35× | 11 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.5 | 0.39× | 37 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.3 | 0.45× | 14 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.1 | 0.45× | 12 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.8 | 0.48× | 19 |