Mount Waverley - South
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Mount Waverley and South
VIC · SA2 212051324 · Monash (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 3,291
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 20,659
- Per 1,000 residents
- 159.3
- Business growth YoY
- 1.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 3,245
- Change vs prior year
- +46
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 16,670
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes mount waverley and south), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 2,086.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 2,089 | 63.5% |
| 1–4 | 825 | 25.1% |
| 5–19 | 278 | 8.4% |
| 20–199 | 86 | 2.6% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.1% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (16,670). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 6,362 | 38.2% |
| Private company | 5,016 | 30.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,378 | 8.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 1,356 | 8.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 804 | 4.8% |
| Fixed unit trust | 466 | 2.8% |
| Other incorporated entity | 212 | 1.3% |
| Strata title | 209 | 1.3% |
| Other | 867 | 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 | 503 | 15.3% | 0.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 494 | 15.0% | 0.8% |
| Construction | 462 | 14.0% | 1.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 278 | 8.4% | 8.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 238 | 7.2% | 2.1% |
| Retail Trade | 232 | 7.0% | -3.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 229 | 7.0% | 7.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 205 | 6.2% | 3.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 155 | 4.7% | -4.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 154 | 4.7% | 1.3% |
| Other Services | 110 | 3.3% | 3.8% |
| Manufacturing | 74 | 2.2% | -3.9% |
| Education and Training | 50 | 1.5% | -3.8% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 33 | 1.0% | -15.4% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 27 | 0.8% | 28.6% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 26 | 0.8% | 13.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 8 | 0.2% | -11.1% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 7 | 0.2% | 40.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing28.6%
- Information Media and Telecommunications13.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance8.6%
- Financial and Insurance Services7.0%
- Other Services3.8%