Sunbury - West Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Sunbury and West
VIC · SA2 210041541 · Sunbury (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 621
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 11,497
- Per 1,000 residents
- 54.0
- Business growth YoY
- 3.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 603
- Change vs prior year
- +18
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes sunbury and 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 | 410 | 66.0% |
| 1–4 | 176 | 28.3% |
| 5–19 | 33 | 5.3% |
| 20–199 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 194 | 31.2% | 1.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 69 | 11.1% | 21.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 60 | 9.7% | -3.2% |
| Other Services | 44 | 7.1% | 0.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 37 | 6.0% | -5.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 34 | 5.5% | 3.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 29 | 4.7% | 31.8% |
| Retail Trade | 27 | 4.3% | -10.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 23 | 3.7% | 21.1% |
| Manufacturing | 22 | 3.5% | 10.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 21 | 3.4% | 10.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 18 | 2.9% | -21.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 17 | 2.7% | 6.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 8 | 1.3% | 33.3% |
| Education and Training | 6 | 1.0% | 50.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.5% | -25.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.5% | -40.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.5% | -40.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance31.8%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services21.1%
- Wholesale Trade21.1%
- Accommodation and Food Services10.5%
- Manufacturing10.0%
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 | 1.5 | 0.21× | 17 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.2 | 0.40× | 37 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.5 | 0.43× | 29 |
| Retail Trade | 2.3 | 0.43× | 27 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.8 | 0.48× | 21 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.6 | 0.53× | 18 |