Wantirna Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 211011259 · Knox (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,142
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 14,634
- Per 1,000 residents
- 78.0
- Business growth YoY
- 0.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,132
- Change vs prior year
- +10
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area, 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 | 771 | 67.5% |
| 1–4 | 296 | 25.9% |
| 5–19 | 70 | 6.1% |
| 20–199 | 12 | 1.1% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 194 | 17.0% | 0.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 165 | 14.4% | 5.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 150 | 13.1% | 3.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 101 | 8.8% | 3.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 91 | 8.0% | 1.1% |
| Retail Trade | 90 | 7.9% | -6.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 76 | 6.7% | 5.6% |
| Other Services | 56 | 4.9% | -1.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 54 | 4.7% | 3.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 48 | 4.2% | -4.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 44 | 3.9% | -6.4% |
| Education and Training | 25 | 2.2% | 13.6% |
| Manufacturing | 23 | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 15 | 1.3% | 50.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 5 | 0.4% | -16.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 5 | 0.4% | -28.6% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training13.6%
- Administrative and Support Services5.6%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services5.1%
- Accommodation and Food Services3.8%
- Health Care and Social Assistance3.4%
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 | 1.6 | 0.59× | 23 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 1.0 | 0.65× | 15 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 6.2 | 0.68× | 91 |