Balwyn North Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 207011148 · Boroondara (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 3,224
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 22,454
- Per 1,000 residents
- 143.6
- Business growth YoY
- 3.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 3,111
- Change vs prior year
- +113
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 10,488
≠ 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): 1,114.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 2,338 | 72.5% |
| 1–4 | 680 | 21.1% |
| 5–19 | 182 | 5.6% |
| 20–199 | 24 | 0.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (10,488). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,362 | 32.1% |
| Private company | 2,842 | 27.1% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 1,299 | 12.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,139 | 10.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 556 | 5.3% |
| Strata title | 316 | 3.0% |
| Fixed unit trust | 246 | 2.3% |
| Family partnership | 140 | 1.3% |
| Other | 588 | 5.6% |
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 | 765 | 23.7% | 3.9% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 475 | 14.7% | 7.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 380 | 11.8% | 4.7% |
| Construction | 354 | 11.0% | 4.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 248 | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Retail Trade | 222 | 6.9% | 3.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 147 | 4.6% | -2.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 143 | 4.4% | -5.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 138 | 4.3% | 9.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 105 | 3.3% | -7.1% |
| Other Services | 82 | 2.5% | 5.1% |
| Education and Training | 51 | 1.6% | 2.0% |
| Manufacturing | 48 | 1.5% | -2.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 25 | 0.8% | -3.8% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 15 | 0.5% | -21.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 14 | 0.4% | -17.6% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.2% | -16.7% |
| Currently Unknown | 4 | 0.1% | 33.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.1% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing9.5%
- Financial and Insurance Services8.8%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services7.0%
- Other Services5.1%
- Construction4.7%
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 | 0.6 | 0.47× | 14 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.7 | 0.48× | 15 |