Templestowe Lower
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 207021160 · Manningham - West (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,475
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 14,695
- Per 1,000 residents
- 100.4
- Business growth YoY
- 3.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,420
- Change vs prior year
- +55
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,978
≠ 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): 640.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,024 | 69.4% |
| 1–4 | 356 | 24.1% |
| 5–19 | 76 | 5.2% |
| 20–199 | 19 | 1.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,978). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,173 | 43.7% |
| Private company | 1,166 | 23.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 493 | 9.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 385 | 7.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 274 | 5.5% |
| Family partnership | 84 | 1.7% |
| Strata title | 83 | 1.7% |
| Fixed unit trust | 75 | 1.5% |
| Other | 245 | 4.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 252 | 17.1% | 7.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 229 | 15.5% | 3.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 199 | 13.5% | 0.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 191 | 12.9% | 14.4% |
| Retail Trade | 109 | 7.4% | -6.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 93 | 6.3% | 4.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 76 | 5.2% | -5.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 57 | 3.9% | 5.6% |
| Other Services | 57 | 3.9% | 14.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 51 | 3.5% | -7.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 49 | 3.3% | -3.9% |
| Manufacturing | 31 | 2.1% | 14.8% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 28 | 1.9% | 3.7% |
| Education and Training | 24 | 1.6% | 4.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 12 | 0.8% | -7.7% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 6 | 0.4% | 20.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 4 | 0.3% | 33.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Manufacturing14.8%
- Health Care and Social Assistance14.4%
- Other Services14.0%
- Construction7.2%
- Accommodation and Food Services5.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.8 | 0.72× | 12 |