West Footscray - Tottenham
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes West Footscray and Tottenham
VIC · SA2 213031351 · Maribyrnong (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,178
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,007
- Per 1,000 residents
- 90.6
- Business growth YoY
- -1.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,198
- Change vs prior year
- -20
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 10,582
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes west footscray and tottenham), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,677.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 802 | 68.1% |
| 1–4 | 234 | 19.9% |
| 5–19 | 114 | 9.7% |
| 20–199 | 30 | 2.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (10,582). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 6,217 | 58.8% |
| Private company | 2,047 | 19.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 487 | 4.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 414 | 3.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 396 | 3.7% |
| Strata title | 282 | 2.7% |
| Fixed unit trust | 192 | 1.8% |
| Other incorporated entity | 140 | 1.3% |
| Other | 407 | 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 | 209 | 17.7% | 1.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 165 | 14.0% | 5.1% |
| Construction | 149 | 12.6% | -4.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 115 | 9.8% | -3.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 81 | 6.9% | 9.5% |
| Retail Trade | 79 | 6.7% | -17.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 60 | 5.1% | 1.7% |
| Manufacturing | 58 | 4.9% | 9.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 57 | 4.8% | -16.2% |
| Other Services | 50 | 4.2% | -3.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 37 | 3.1% | 5.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 36 | 3.1% | -14.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 29 | 2.5% | 20.8% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 18 | 1.5% | -10.0% |
| Education and Training | 14 | 1.2% | -12.5% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 8 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 7 | 0.6% | 16.7% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Arts and Recreation Services20.8%
- Health Care and Social Assistance9.5%
- Manufacturing9.4%
- Financial and Insurance Services5.7%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services5.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 11.5 | 0.69× | 149 |
| Education and Training | 1.1 | 0.70× | 14 |