Balwyn Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 207011147 · Boroondara (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,776
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 16,868
- Per 1,000 residents
- 164.6
- Business growth YoY
- 0.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,767
- Change vs prior year
- +9
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 8,676
≠ 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): 848.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,895 | 68.3% |
| 1–4 | 688 | 24.8% |
| 5–19 | 162 | 5.8% |
| 20–199 | 39 | 1.4% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (8,676). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Private company | 2,581 | 29.7% |
| Individual / sole trader | 2,528 | 29.1% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 1,117 | 12.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,012 | 11.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 428 | 4.9% |
| Fixed unit trust | 268 | 3.1% |
| Strata title | 184 | 2.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 96 | 1.1% |
| Other | 462 | 5.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 572 | 20.6% | 4.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 386 | 13.9% | 4.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 381 | 13.7% | -2.8% |
| Construction | 278 | 10.0% | -5.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 231 | 8.3% | 5.5% |
| Retail Trade | 205 | 7.4% | -4.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 152 | 5.5% | -1.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 149 | 5.4% | 1.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 101 | 3.6% | 9.8% |
| Other Services | 92 | 3.3% | 7.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 72 | 2.6% | -14.3% |
| Education and Training | 48 | 1.7% | -4.0% |
| Manufacturing | 39 | 1.4% | 2.6% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 26 | 0.9% | -16.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 19 | 0.7% | -24.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 17 | 0.6% | 13.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services9.8%
- Other Services7.0%
- Financial and Insurance Services5.5%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services4.8%
- Health Care and Social Assistance4.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 4.3 | 0.63× | 72 |