Coburg - West
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Coburg and West
VIC · SA2 206011498 · Brunswick - Coburg (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 924
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 14,989
- Per 1,000 residents
- 61.6
- Business growth YoY
- 1.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 915
- Change vs prior year
- +9
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 13,694
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes coburg and west), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 2,001.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 698 | 75.5% |
| 1–4 | 176 | 19.0% |
| 5–19 | 41 | 4.4% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 0.6% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (13,694). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 7,156 | 52.3% |
| Private company | 2,889 | 21.1% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 739 | 5.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 688 | 5.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 664 | 4.8% |
| Fixed unit trust | 302 | 2.2% |
| Strata title | 278 | 2.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 275 | 2.0% |
| Other | 703 | 5.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 172 | 18.6% | -5.0% |
| Construction | 163 | 17.6% | -6.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 120 | 13.0% | 6.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 93 | 10.1% | 13.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 74 | 8.0% | -1.3% |
| Retail Trade | 44 | 4.8% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 44 | 4.8% | -6.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 35 | 3.8% | 16.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 32 | 3.5% | -15.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 27 | 2.9% | -12.9% |
| Education and Training | 26 | 2.8% | 23.8% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 26 | 2.8% | 36.8% |
| Manufacturing | 25 | 2.7% | 4.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 18 | 1.9% | 50.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 17 | 1.8% | 6.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 5 | 0.5% | 25.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Arts and Recreation Services36.8%
- Education and Training23.8%
- Financial and Insurance Services16.7%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services13.4%
- Health Care and Social Assistance6.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative and Support Services | 1.8 | 0.40× | 27 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.2 | 0.50× | 18 |
| Retail Trade | 2.9 | 0.50× | 44 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.1 | 0.56× | 32 |
| Manufacturing | 1.7 | 0.62× | 25 |
| Other Services | 2.9 | 0.65× | 44 |