Alphington - Fairfield Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Alphington and Fairfield
VIC · SA2 206021110 · Darebin - South (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,144
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 9,749
- Per 1,000 residents
- 117.3
- Business growth YoY
- -0.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,151
- Change vs prior year
- -7
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,385
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes alphington and fairfield), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 691.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 737 | 64.4% |
| 1–4 | 244 | 21.3% |
| 5–19 | 127 | 11.1% |
| 20–199 | 35 | 3.1% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.3% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,385). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,428 | 45.1% |
| Private company | 1,106 | 20.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 491 | 9.1% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 376 | 7.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 270 | 5.0% |
| Strata title | 182 | 3.4% |
| Fixed unit trust | 132 | 2.5% |
| Partnership | 92 | 1.7% |
| Other | 308 | 5.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 197 | 17.2% | 8.2% |
| Construction | 161 | 14.1% | -5.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 145 | 12.7% | 5.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 144 | 12.6% | -2.0% |
| Retail Trade | 86 | 7.5% | -2.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 53 | 4.6% | 8.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 52 | 4.5% | -1.9% |
| Other Services | 52 | 4.5% | -11.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 46 | 4.0% | -16.4% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 46 | 4.0% | 12.2% |
| Manufacturing | 43 | 3.8% | 2.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 39 | 3.4% | 8.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 28 | 2.4% | -15.2% |
| Education and Training | 24 | 2.1% | -17.2% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 15 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 10 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Arts and Recreation Services12.2%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing8.3%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services8.2%
- Wholesale Trade8.2%
- Health Care and Social Assistance5.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.0 | 0.27× | 10 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 4.0 | 0.63× | 39 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.9 | 0.70× | 28 |