Brighton (Vic.) Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 208011169 · Bayside (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 4,185
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 24,340
- Per 1,000 residents
- 171.9
- Business growth YoY
- -1.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 4,258
- Change vs prior year
- -73
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 15,495
≠ 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): 1,242.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 2,927 | 69.9% |
| 1–4 | 887 | 21.2% |
| 5–19 | 306 | 7.3% |
| 20–199 | 66 | 1.6% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.1% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (15,495). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Private company | 4,214 | 27.2% |
| Individual / sole trader | 3,787 | 24.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 2,663 | 17.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 2,058 | 13.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 764 | 4.9% |
| Fixed unit trust | 531 | 3.4% |
| Strata title | 402 | 2.6% |
| Trust | 214 | 1.4% |
| Other | 862 | 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 | 904 | 21.6% | 3.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 882 | 21.1% | -1.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 467 | 11.2% | 3.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 416 | 9.9% | -1.0% |
| Construction | 379 | 9.1% | -8.5% |
| Retail Trade | 242 | 5.8% | -3.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 163 | 3.9% | 0.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 133 | 3.2% | -10.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 117 | 2.8% | -9.3% |
| Other Services | 115 | 2.7% | -6.5% |
| Education and Training | 77 | 1.8% | -8.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 66 | 1.6% | -4.3% |
| Manufacturing | 55 | 1.3% | 7.8% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 51 | 1.2% | -8.9% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 49 | 1.2% | -12.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 49 | 1.2% | -2.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 9 | 0.2% | -10.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 6 | 0.1% | -14.3% |
| Currently Unknown | 5 | 0.1% | 25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Manufacturing7.8%
- Health Care and Social Assistance3.3%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services3.1%
- Administrative and Support Services0.6%
- Financial and Insurance Services-1.0%
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 | 2.0 | 0.29× | 49 |