Hillside Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 213041575 · Melton - Bacchus Marsh (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,287
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 16,173
- Per 1,000 residents
- 79.6
- Business growth YoY
- -1.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,304
- Change vs prior year
- -17
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 12,658
≠ 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): 2,054.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 876 | 68.1% |
| 1–4 | 326 | 25.3% |
| 5–19 | 67 | 5.2% |
| 20–199 | 18 | 1.4% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (12,658). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 7,156 | 56.5% |
| Private company | 2,438 | 19.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 873 | 6.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 727 | 5.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 610 | 4.8% |
| Family partnership | 203 | 1.6% |
| Partnership | 149 | 1.2% |
| Fixed unit trust | 142 | 1.1% |
| Other | 360 | 2.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 371 | 28.8% | -2.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 193 | 15.0% | -6.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 141 | 11.0% | 2.9% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 109 | 8.5% | 1.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 101 | 7.8% | 16.1% |
| Other Services | 75 | 5.8% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 70 | 5.4% | -7.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 61 | 4.7% | -1.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 36 | 2.8% | -20.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 29 | 2.3% | -6.5% |
| Manufacturing | 23 | 1.8% | -11.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 23 | 1.8% | 15.0% |
| Education and Training | 15 | 1.2% | 36.4% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 11 | 0.9% | 22.2% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 11 | 0.9% | 22.2% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 9 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 6 | 0.5% | -14.3% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance16.1%
- Wholesale Trade15.0%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services2.9%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services1.9%
- Other Services0.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.7 | 0.43× | 11 |
| Manufacturing | 1.4 | 0.55× | 23 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.8 | 0.56× | 29 |
| Education and Training | 0.9 | 0.58× | 15 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.2 | 0.58× | 36 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.7 | 0.60× | 11 |