Camberwell Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 207011149 · Boroondara (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 3,421
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 22,052
- Per 1,000 residents
- 155.1
- Business growth YoY
- 3.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 3,297
- Change vs prior year
- +124
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 12,771
≠ 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): 1,247.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 2,351 | 68.7% |
| 1–4 | 783 | 22.9% |
| 5–19 | 231 | 6.8% |
| 20–199 | 48 | 1.4% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (12,771). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,699 | 29.0% |
| Private company | 3,634 | 28.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,787 | 14.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 1,335 | 10.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 680 | 5.3% |
| Fixed unit trust | 442 | 3.5% |
| Strata title | 317 | 2.5% |
| Other incorporated entity | 179 | 1.4% |
| Other | 698 | 5.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 680 | 19.9% | 3.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 523 | 15.3% | 2.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 504 | 14.7% | 3.3% |
| Construction | 403 | 11.8% | 1.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 264 | 7.7% | 0.8% |
| Retail Trade | 210 | 6.1% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 144 | 4.2% | 11.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 122 | 3.6% | 13.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 121 | 3.5% | 8.0% |
| Other Services | 104 | 3.0% | 10.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 86 | 2.5% | 7.5% |
| Manufacturing | 69 | 2.0% | 11.3% |
| Education and Training | 64 | 1.9% | 8.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 47 | 1.4% | 9.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 35 | 1.0% | -14.6% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 29 | 0.8% | 3.6% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 7 | 0.2% | -22.2% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.1% | — |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Wholesale Trade13.0%
- Accommodation and Food Services11.6%
- Manufacturing11.3%
- Other Services10.6%
- Arts and Recreation Services9.3%
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 | 3.9 | 0.55× | 86 |