Traralgon - West
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Traralgon and West
VIC · SA2 205041494 · Latrobe Valley (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 919
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 17,236
- Per 1,000 residents
- 53.3
- Business growth YoY
- 2.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 900
- Change vs prior year
- +19
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 7,019
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes traralgon 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): 966.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 576 | 62.7% |
| 1–4 | 242 | 26.3% |
| 5–19 | 72 | 7.8% |
| 20–199 | 20 | 2.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (7,019). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,421 | 48.7% |
| Private company | 1,369 | 19.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 554 | 7.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 334 | 4.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 302 | 4.3% |
| Family partnership | 280 | 4.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 184 | 2.6% |
| Fixed unit trust | 168 | 2.4% |
| Other | 407 | 5.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 180 | 19.6% | -5.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 143 | 15.6% | 5.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 111 | 12.1% | 13.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 90 | 9.8% | -8.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 61 | 6.6% | 8.9% |
| Other Services | 58 | 6.3% | 1.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 50 | 5.4% | 13.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 44 | 4.8% | 2.3% |
| Retail Trade | 42 | 4.6% | -4.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 42 | 4.6% | -12.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 30 | 3.3% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 22 | 2.4% | 29.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 10 | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 10 | 1.1% | 42.9% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 9 | 1.0% | -10.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 7 | 0.8% | 40.0% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Manufacturing29.4%
- Financial and Insurance Services13.6%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services13.3%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing8.9%
- Health Care and Social Assistance5.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale Trade | 0.6 | 0.24× | 10 |
| Education and Training | 0.6 | 0.36× | 10 |
| Retail Trade | 2.4 | 0.42× | 42 |
| Manufacturing | 1.3 | 0.48× | 22 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5.2 | 0.53× | 90 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.4 | 0.54× | 42 |