Narre Warren - South West Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Narre Warren and South West
VIC · SA2 212021456 · Casey - North (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,613
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 15,484
- Per 1,000 residents
- 104.2
- Business growth YoY
- 2.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,576
- Change vs prior year
- +37
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes narre warren and south west), 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 | 1,035 | 64.2% |
| 1–4 | 366 | 22.7% |
| 5–19 | 175 | 10.8% |
| 20–199 | 38 | 2.4% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 350 | 21.7% | 0.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 217 | 13.5% | -9.6% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 161 | 10.0% | 6.6% |
| Retail Trade | 136 | 8.4% | 4.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 124 | 7.7% | 9.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 120 | 7.4% | 2.6% |
| Other Services | 114 | 7.1% | 7.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 99 | 6.1% | -1.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 78 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 67 | 4.2% | 13.6% |
| Manufacturing | 45 | 2.8% | 21.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 35 | 2.2% | 6.1% |
| Education and Training | 27 | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 16 | 1.0% | 23.1% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 8 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 6 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 5 | 0.3% | -16.7% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.3% | -28.6% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Manufacturing21.6%
- Financial and Insurance Services13.6%
- Health Care and Social Assistance9.7%
- Other Services7.5%
- Accommodation and Food Services6.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Recreation Services | 1.0 | 0.69× | 16 |