Reservoir - North West Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Reservoir and North West
VIC · SA2 209021524 · Darebin - North (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 812
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 9,751
- Per 1,000 residents
- 83.3
- Business growth YoY
- 0.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 812
- Change vs prior year
- +0
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes reservoir and north 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 | 624 | 76.8% |
| 1–4 | 150 | 18.5% |
| 5–19 | 25 | 3.1% |
| 20–199 | 3 | 0.4% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 216 | 26.6% | 0.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 156 | 19.2% | 0.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 119 | 14.7% | 0.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 64 | 7.9% | 6.7% |
| Retail Trade | 38 | 4.7% | -9.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 38 | 4.7% | 5.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 36 | 4.4% | 2.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 29 | 3.6% | -12.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 26 | 3.2% | 4.0% |
| Other Services | 23 | 2.8% | -4.2% |
| Manufacturing | 18 | 2.2% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 16 | 2.0% | -11.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 10 | 1.2% | 11.1% |
| Education and Training | 8 | 1.0% | 14.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 6 | 0.7% | 20.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3 | 0.4% | -25.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services6.7%
- Administrative and Support Services5.6%
- Financial and Insurance Services4.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance2.9%
- Construction0.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Services | 2.4 | 0.56× | 23 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 1.0 | 0.60× | 10 |
| Manufacturing | 1.8 | 0.65× | 18 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.7 | 0.69× | 36 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.6 | 0.70× | 16 |