Berwick - South West
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Berwick and South West
VIC · SA2 212021554 · Casey - North (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 967
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,243
- Per 1,000 residents
- 73.0
- Business growth YoY
- 2.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 942
- Change vs prior year
- +25
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes berwick and south 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 | 698 | 72.2% |
| 1–4 | 224 | 23.2% |
| 5–19 | 44 | 4.6% |
| 20–199 | 3 | 0.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 198 | 20.5% | 3.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 166 | 17.2% | 1.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 118 | 12.2% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 84 | 8.7% | 25.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 82 | 8.5% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 57 | 5.9% | 3.6% |
| Retail Trade | 50 | 5.2% | -10.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 50 | 5.2% | 4.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 46 | 4.8% | 2.2% |
| Other Services | 38 | 3.9% | -7.3% |
| Manufacturing | 17 | 1.8% | -22.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 17 | 1.8% | 30.8% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 13 | 1.3% | 18.2% |
| Education and Training | 13 | 1.3% | -13.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 11 | 1.1% | 22.2% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services25.4%
- Accommodation and Food Services4.2%
- Financial and Insurance Services3.6%
- Construction3.1%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services2.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.5 | 0.39× | 46 |
| Manufacturing | 1.3 | 0.47× | 17 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.3 | 0.51× | 17 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.8 | 0.52× | 11 |
| Education and Training | 1.0 | 0.61× | 13 |
| Other Services | 2.9 | 0.63× | 38 |