Williamstown
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 213021346 · Hobsons Bay (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,239
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 17,102
- Per 1,000 residents
- 130.9
- Business growth YoY
- 0.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,228
- Change vs prior year
- +11
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 7,538
≠ 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): 865.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,396 | 62.3% |
| 1–4 | 560 | 25.0% |
| 5–19 | 234 | 10.5% |
| 20–199 | 53 | 2.4% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.1% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (7,538). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,458 | 32.6% |
| Private company | 1,898 | 25.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 816 | 10.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 650 | 8.6% |
| Strata title | 529 | 7.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 489 | 6.5% |
| Fixed unit trust | 205 | 2.7% |
| Other incorporated entity | 102 | 1.4% |
| Other | 391 | 5.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 429 | 19.2% | 3.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 342 | 15.3% | 1.8% |
| Construction | 341 | 15.2% | 4.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 190 | 8.5% | -0.5% |
| Retail Trade | 146 | 6.5% | -5.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 126 | 5.6% | 1.6% |
| Other Services | 121 | 5.4% | 1.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 104 | 4.6% | -7.1% |
| Manufacturing | 85 | 3.8% | 3.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 74 | 3.3% | 13.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 73 | 3.3% | -8.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 69 | 3.1% | -2.8% |
| Education and Training | 48 | 2.1% | -7.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 37 | 1.7% | -11.9% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 26 | 1.2% | 8.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 17 | 0.8% | -5.6% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.2% | -28.6% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.1% | -40.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Wholesale Trade13.8%
- Information Media and Telecommunications8.3%
- Construction4.6%
- Manufacturing3.7%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services3.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.0 | 0.57× | 17 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 4.0 | 0.60× | 69 |