Moonee Ponds
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 206031116 · Essendon (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,109
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 17,965
- Per 1,000 residents
- 117.4
- Business growth YoY
- 3.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,033
- Change vs prior year
- +76
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 7,570
≠ 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?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 976.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,341 | 63.6% |
| 1–4 | 534 | 25.3% |
| 5–19 | 186 | 8.8% |
| 20–199 | 38 | 1.8% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.1% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (7,570). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,001 | 39.6% |
| Private company | 1,714 | 22.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 690 | 9.1% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 622 | 8.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 403 | 5.3% |
| Strata title | 400 | 5.3% |
| Fixed unit trust | 235 | 3.1% |
| Partnership | 115 | 1.5% |
| Other | 390 | 5.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 355 | 16.8% | 2.6% |
| Construction | 302 | 14.3% | 14.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 291 | 13.8% | 6.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 286 | 13.6% | 6.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 144 | 6.8% | 6.7% |
| Retail Trade | 133 | 6.3% | -4.3% |
| Other Services | 125 | 5.9% | -4.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 117 | 5.5% | -4.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 100 | 4.7% | 7.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 68 | 3.2% | -1.4% |
| Education and Training | 41 | 1.9% | 10.8% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 37 | 1.8% | 5.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 36 | 1.7% | -7.7% |
| Manufacturing | 33 | 1.6% | 6.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 17 | 0.8% | -19.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 17 | 0.8% | -15.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.2% | 33.3% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.1% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Construction14.4%
- Education and Training10.8%
- Administrative and Support Services7.5%
- Financial and Insurance Services6.7%
- Manufacturing6.5%
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 | 0.9 | 0.54× | 17 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.8 | 0.57× | 68 |