Brighton East Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 208011170 · Bayside (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,959
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 17,486
- Per 1,000 residents
- 112.0
- Business growth YoY
- 1.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,936
- Change vs prior year
- +23
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 7,265
≠ 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): 783.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,370 | 69.9% |
| 1–4 | 489 | 25.0% |
| 5–19 | 80 | 4.1% |
| 20–199 | 15 | 0.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (7,265). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,426 | 33.4% |
| Private company | 1,783 | 24.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,089 | 15.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 860 | 11.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 430 | 5.9% |
| Fixed unit trust | 136 | 1.9% |
| Strata title | 94 | 1.3% |
| Partnership | 80 | 1.1% |
| Other | 367 | 5.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 443 | 22.6% | 4.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 301 | 15.4% | 1.0% |
| Construction | 211 | 10.8% | -4.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 192 | 9.8% | 0.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 156 | 8.0% | 7.6% |
| Retail Trade | 138 | 7.0% | 12.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 90 | 4.6% | 1.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 74 | 3.8% | -2.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 64 | 3.3% | 10.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 58 | 3.0% | -4.9% |
| Other Services | 48 | 2.5% | -9.4% |
| Education and Training | 47 | 2.4% | -4.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 46 | 2.3% | -8.0% |
| Manufacturing | 38 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 34 | 1.7% | -8.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 10 | 0.5% | -28.6% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.2% | 33.3% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Retail Trade12.2%
- Accommodation and Food Services10.3%
- Financial and Insurance Services7.6%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services4.5%
- Administrative and Support Services1.1%
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 | 0.6 | 0.32× | 10 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.6 | 0.40× | 46 |
| Other Services | 2.7 | 0.61× | 48 |
| Construction | 12.1 | 0.73× | 211 |