Albert Park Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 206051128 · Port Phillip (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 5,713
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 17,253
- Per 1,000 residents
- 331.1
- Business growth YoY
- 4.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 5,476
- Change vs prior year
- +237
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 26,350
≠ 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): 2,623.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 3,929 | 68.8% |
| 1–4 | 1,231 | 21.5% |
| 5–19 | 392 | 6.9% |
| 20–199 | 152 | 2.7% |
| 200+ | 12 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (26,350). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Private company | 8,746 | 33.2% |
| Individual / sole trader | 5,597 | 21.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 3,836 | 14.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 2,688 | 10.2% |
| Fixed unit trust | 1,309 | 5.0% |
| Strata title | 1,213 | 4.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 1,081 | 4.1% |
| Partnership | 483 | 1.8% |
| Other | 1,397 | 5.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 1,283 | 22.5% | 6.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 1,064 | 18.6% | 5.2% |
| Construction | 743 | 13.0% | 4.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 590 | 10.3% | -1.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 430 | 7.5% | 8.6% |
| Retail Trade | 276 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 268 | 4.7% | 5.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 172 | 3.0% | 5.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 165 | 2.9% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 122 | 2.1% | -1.6% |
| Other Services | 114 | 2.0% | 1.8% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 113 | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 106 | 1.9% | -3.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 90 | 1.6% | 11.1% |
| Manufacturing | 82 | 1.4% | 10.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 54 | 0.9% | -6.9% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 21 | 0.4% | 40.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 10 | 0.2% | -16.7% |
| Mining | 6 | 0.1% | -33.3% |
| Currently Unknown | 4 | 0.1% | -33.3% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Public Administration and Safety40.0%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing11.1%
- Manufacturing10.8%
- Health Care and Social Assistance8.6%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services6.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 0.6 | 0.72× | 10 |