Reservoir - South West
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Reservoir and South West
VIC · SA2 209021526 · Darebin - North (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,403
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 15,350
- Per 1,000 residents
- 91.4
- Business growth YoY
- 3.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,357
- Change vs prior year
- +46
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes reservoir 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 | 928 | 66.1% |
| 1–4 | 312 | 22.2% |
| 5–19 | 131 | 9.3% |
| 20–199 | 32 | 2.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 246 | 17.5% | 4.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 195 | 13.9% | -0.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 152 | 10.8% | 7.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 125 | 8.9% | 5.9% |
| Manufacturing | 106 | 7.6% | 8.2% |
| Retail Trade | 98 | 7.0% | -13.3% |
| Other Services | 95 | 6.8% | 6.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 75 | 5.3% | 7.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 65 | 4.6% | 4.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 55 | 3.9% | 1.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 49 | 3.5% | 4.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 41 | 2.9% | 13.9% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 37 | 2.6% | 5.7% |
| Education and Training | 27 | 1.9% | 3.8% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 20 | 1.4% | -4.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 7 | 0.5% | 16.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 7 | 0.5% | 16.7% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services13.9%
- Manufacturing8.2%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services7.8%
- Health Care and Social Assistance7.1%
- Other Services6.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 4.9 | 0.74× | 75 |