South Morang - South Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes South Morang and South
VIC · SA2 209041436 · Whittlesea - Wallan (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 972
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,054
- Per 1,000 residents
- 74.5
- Business growth YoY
- 6.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 917
- Change vs prior year
- +55
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes south morang and south), 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 | 688 | 70.8% |
| 1–4 | 212 | 21.8% |
| 5–19 | 59 | 6.1% |
| 20–199 | 20 | 2.1% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 192 | 19.8% | -7.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 179 | 18.4% | 4.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 101 | 10.4% | 18.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 84 | 8.6% | 21.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 82 | 8.4% | 9.3% |
| Other Services | 60 | 6.2% | 7.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 57 | 5.9% | 9.6% |
| Retail Trade | 55 | 5.7% | 10.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 32 | 3.3% | 18.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 31 | 3.2% | 14.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 31 | 3.2% | 24.0% |
| Manufacturing | 18 | 1.9% | -14.3% |
| Education and Training | 17 | 1.7% | -19.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 16 | 1.6% | 23.1% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 7 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.4% | 33.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services24.0%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services21.7%
- Health Care and Social Assistance18.8%
- Wholesale Trade18.5%
- Accommodation and Food Services14.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 1.4 | 0.51× | 18 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.4 | 0.63× | 31 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 6.4 | 0.67× | 84 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 6.3 | 0.71× | 82 |
| Retail Trade | 4.2 | 0.73× | 55 |