Werribee - West
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Werribee and West
VIC · SA2 213051468 · Wyndham (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,050
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 32,943
- Per 1,000 residents
- 62.2
- Business growth YoY
- 12.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,822
- Change vs prior year
- +228
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 40,895
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes werribee 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): 7,385.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,535 | 74.9% |
| 1–4 | 430 | 21.0% |
| 5–19 | 72 | 3.5% |
| 20–199 | 10 | 0.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (40,895). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 22,201 | 54.3% |
| Private company | 9,020 | 22.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 2,606 | 6.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 1,986 | 4.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 1,871 | 4.6% |
| Other incorporated entity | 634 | 1.6% |
| Fixed unit trust | 599 | 1.5% |
| Family partnership | 427 | 1.0% |
| Other | 1,551 | 3.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 616 | 30.0% | 13.9% |
| Construction | 343 | 16.7% | 4.9% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 247 | 12.0% | 10.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 151 | 7.4% | 29.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 140 | 6.8% | 11.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 103 | 5.0% | 19.8% |
| Retail Trade | 95 | 4.6% | 13.1% |
| Other Services | 91 | 4.4% | 13.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 73 | 3.6% | 25.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 54 | 2.6% | 22.7% |
| Manufacturing | 32 | 1.6% | 6.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 26 | 1.3% | 4.0% |
| Education and Training | 24 | 1.2% | -11.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 16 | 0.8% | -20.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 15 | 0.7% | 36.4% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 10 | 0.5% | 25.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 7 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 7 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance29.1%
- Accommodation and Food Services25.9%
- Financial and Insurance Services22.7%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services19.8%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing13.9%
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 | 0.8 | 0.28× | 26 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.5 | 0.29× | 15 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.1 | 0.29× | 103 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.3 | 0.30× | 10 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.5 | 0.36× | 16 |
| Manufacturing | 1.0 | 0.37× | 32 |