Cobblebank - Strathtulloh Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Cobblebank and Strathtulloh
VIC · SA2 213041572 · Melton - Bacchus Marsh (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,400
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,885
- Per 1,000 residents
- 108.7
- Business growth YoY
- 21.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,154
- Change vs prior year
- +246
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes cobblebank and strathtulloh), 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 | 1,150 | 82.1% |
| 1–4 | 193 | 13.8% |
| 5–19 | 46 | 3.3% |
| 20–199 | 10 | 0.7% |
| 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 | 714 | 51.0% | 20.8% |
| Construction | 223 | 15.9% | 23.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 81 | 5.8% | 11.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 64 | 4.6% | 45.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 61 | 4.4% | 7.0% |
| Other Services | 55 | 3.9% | 25.0% |
| Retail Trade | 40 | 2.9% | 11.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 40 | 2.9% | 60.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 29 | 2.1% | 7.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 19 | 1.4% | 35.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 17 | 1.2% | 41.7% |
| Manufacturing | 16 | 1.1% | 14.3% |
| Education and Training | 11 | 0.8% | -8.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 7 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 7 | 0.5% | 75.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 6 | 0.4% | -25.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.4% | 66.7% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.4% | 66.7% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services60.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance45.5%
- Other Services25.0%
- Construction23.9%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing20.8%
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 | 3.1 | 0.37× | 40 |
| Manufacturing | 1.2 | 0.49× | 16 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.5 | 0.49× | 19 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.7 | 0.49× | 61 |
| Education and Training | 0.9 | 0.56× | 11 |
| Retail Trade | 3.1 | 0.56× | 40 |