Epping - South Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Epping and South
VIC · SA2 209041432 · Whittlesea - Wallan (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,293
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 8,322
- Per 1,000 residents
- 155.4
- Business growth YoY
- 5.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,230
- Change vs prior year
- +63
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes epping and south), 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 | 778 | 60.2% |
| 1–4 | 303 | 23.4% |
| 5–19 | 158 | 12.2% |
| 20–199 | 44 | 3.4% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 248 | 19.2% | 9.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 191 | 14.8% | -2.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 129 | 10.0% | 10.3% |
| Retail Trade | 113 | 8.7% | 2.7% |
| Other Services | 99 | 7.7% | -5.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 86 | 6.7% | 8.9% |
| Manufacturing | 81 | 6.3% | 5.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 76 | 5.9% | 16.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 72 | 5.6% | 4.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 52 | 4.0% | -17.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 51 | 3.9% | 13.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 45 | 3.5% | 36.4% |
| Education and Training | 13 | 1.0% | -27.8% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 12 | 0.9% | 9.1% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 7 | 0.5% | 75.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 6 | 0.5% | 50.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 5 | 0.4% | 66.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.3% | -20.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services36.4%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services16.9%
- Wholesale Trade13.3%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services10.3%
- Construction9.3%