Mount Waverley - North Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Mount Waverley and North
VIC · SA2 212051323 · Monash (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,978
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 17,492
- Per 1,000 residents
- 113.1
- Business growth YoY
- 2.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,924
- Change vs prior year
- +54
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes mount waverley and north), 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 | 1,354 | 68.5% |
| 1–4 | 515 | 26.0% |
| 5–19 | 88 | 4.4% |
| 20–199 | 25 | 1.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 375 | 19.0% | 1.1% |
| Construction | 250 | 12.6% | -4.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 243 | 12.3% | 7.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 173 | 8.7% | -0.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 166 | 8.4% | 12.9% |
| Retail Trade | 146 | 7.4% | 3.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 141 | 7.1% | 8.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 115 | 5.8% | 4.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 114 | 5.8% | 11.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 92 | 4.7% | -4.2% |
| Other Services | 60 | 3.0% | -4.8% |
| Education and Training | 30 | 1.5% | 7.1% |
| Manufacturing | 22 | 1.1% | -12.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 17 | 0.9% | 13.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 17 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 6 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 6 | 0.3% | 50.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.3% | 66.7% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing12.9%
- Administrative and Support Services11.8%
- Financial and Insurance Services8.5%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services7.5%
- Education and Training7.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 1.3 | 0.52× | 22 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 1.0 | 0.68× | 17 |