Belair Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
SA · SA2 403031065 · Mitcham (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 377
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 4,895
- Per 1,000 residents
- 77.0
- Business growth YoY
- -7.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 406
- Change vs prior year
- -29
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,848
≠ 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): 197.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 235 | 62.3% |
| 1–4 | 104 | 27.6% |
| 5–19 | 33 | 8.8% |
| 20–199 | 9 | 2.4% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.8% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,848). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 905 | 49.0% |
| Private company | 381 | 20.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 178 | 9.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 112 | 6.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 108 | 5.8% |
| Other incorporated entity | 46 | 2.5% |
| Partnership | 25 | 1.4% |
| Family partnership | 24 | 1.3% |
| Other | 69 | 3.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 94 | 24.9% | -4.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 65 | 17.2% | -5.8% |
| Construction | 55 | 14.6% | -12.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 32 | 8.5% | -5.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 18 | 4.8% | 5.9% |
| Retail Trade | 17 | 4.5% | -26.1% |
| Manufacturing | 14 | 3.7% | -22.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 12 | 3.2% | 9.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 11 | 2.9% | -31.3% |
| Other Services | 11 | 2.9% | -8.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 9 | 2.4% | -10.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 9 | 2.4% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 9 | 2.4% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 6 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 6 | 1.6% | 50.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 6 | 1.6% | -14.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.8% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services-4.1%
- Health Care and Social Assistance-5.8%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services-5.9%
- Construction-12.7%
Industries with more relative room
Under-indexed vs similar SA2s in SA (density per 1,000). Use as a research starting point — not investment advice.
| Industry | Local /1,000 | vs peers | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Services | 2.2 | 0.57× | 11 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 6.5 | 0.68× | 32 |
| Retail Trade | 3.5 | 0.75× | 17 |