Altona North Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 213021343 · Hobsons Bay (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,834
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 16,493
- Per 1,000 residents
- 111.2
- Business growth YoY
- 5.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,735
- Change vs prior year
- +99
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,002
≠ 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): 813.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,211 | 66.0% |
| 1–4 | 408 | 22.2% |
| 5–19 | 146 | 8.0% |
| 20–199 | 68 | 3.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,002). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,396 | 47.9% |
| Private company | 1,252 | 25.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 320 | 6.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 288 | 5.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 255 | 5.1% |
| Fixed unit trust | 114 | 2.3% |
| Other incorporated entity | 90 | 1.8% |
| Family partnership | 79 | 1.6% |
| Other | 208 | 4.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 399 | 21.8% | 8.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 237 | 12.9% | 13.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 184 | 10.0% | -4.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 182 | 9.9% | 5.2% |
| Retail Trade | 170 | 9.3% | 4.3% |
| Other Services | 104 | 5.7% | 10.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 92 | 5.0% | 1.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 86 | 4.7% | 8.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 82 | 4.5% | 7.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 75 | 4.1% | 11.9% |
| Manufacturing | 67 | 3.7% | 8.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 50 | 2.7% | -2.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 35 | 1.9% | -5.4% |
| Education and Training | 20 | 1.1% | 5.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 16 | 0.9% | -15.8% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 14 | 0.8% | -6.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 9 | 0.5% | -18.2% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 9 | 0.5% | 12.5% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services13.4%
- Accommodation and Food Services11.9%
- Other Services10.6%
- Health Care and Social Assistance8.9%
- Construction8.4%