West Melbourne - Industrial Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes West Melbourne and Industrial
VIC · SA2 206041127 · Melbourne City (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 153
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 0
- Per 1,000 residents
- —
- Business growth YoY
- 2.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 150
- Change vs prior year
- +3
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes west melbourne and industrial), 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 | 75 | 49.0% |
| 1–4 | 30 | 19.6% |
| 5–19 | 29 | 19.0% |
| 20–199 | 18 | 11.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 43 | 28.1% | -2.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 34 | 22.2% | 6.3% |
| Retail Trade | 16 | 10.5% | -15.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 11 | 7.2% | -15.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 9 | 5.9% | 12.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 7 | 4.6% | 133.3% |
| Other Services | 7 | 4.6% | 0.0% |
| Construction | 6 | 3.9% | 20.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 5 | 3.3% | 66.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3 | 2.0% | -25.0% |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 3 | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 2.0% | — |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 2.0% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Wholesale Trade6.3%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services-2.3%