Morwell Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 205041096 · Latrobe Valley (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 830
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 14,487
- Per 1,000 residents
- 57.3
- Business growth YoY
- -2.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 851
- Change vs prior year
- -21
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,408
≠ 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): 514.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 451 | 54.3% |
| 1–4 | 187 | 22.5% |
| 5–19 | 144 | 17.3% |
| 20–199 | 53 | 6.4% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.7% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,408). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,688 | 49.5% |
| Private company | 671 | 19.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 247 | 7.2% |
| Other incorporated entity | 167 | 4.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 133 | 3.9% |
| Family partnership | 119 | 3.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 114 | 3.3% |
| Fixed unit trust | 68 | 2.0% |
| Other | 201 | 5.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 113 | 13.6% | -8.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 93 | 11.2% | 2.2% |
| Other Services | 85 | 10.2% | 3.7% |
| Retail Trade | 76 | 9.2% | -7.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 70 | 8.4% | -4.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 66 | 8.0% | 8.2% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 60 | 7.2% | -9.1% |
| Manufacturing | 55 | 6.6% | -3.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 54 | 6.5% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 45 | 5.4% | 7.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 31 | 3.7% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 24 | 2.9% | -14.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 21 | 2.5% | 10.5% |
| Education and Training | 14 | 1.7% | 7.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 9 | 1.1% | -10.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 6 | 0.7% | -25.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 5 | 0.6% | 25.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing10.5%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services8.2%
- Administrative and Support Services7.1%
- Other Services3.7%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services2.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.4 | 0.46× | 21 |
| Construction | 7.8 | 0.46× | 113 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.6 | 0.47× | 66 |
| Education and Training | 1.0 | 0.60× | 14 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.7 | 0.61× | 54 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.7 | 0.67× | 24 |