Carlton Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 206041117 · Melbourne City (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,806
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 25,267
- Per 1,000 residents
- 111.1
- Business growth YoY
- 1.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,758
- Change vs prior year
- +48
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 11,515
≠ 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): 2,669.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,942 | 69.2% |
| 1–4 | 547 | 19.5% |
| 5–19 | 224 | 8.0% |
| 20–199 | 91 | 3.2% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (11,515). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 6,737 | 58.5% |
| Private company | 2,228 | 19.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 479 | 4.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 467 | 4.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 300 | 2.6% |
| Fixed unit trust | 296 | 2.6% |
| Other incorporated entity | 229 | 2.0% |
| Strata title | 156 | 1.4% |
| Other | 623 | 5.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 507 | 18.1% | 5.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 442 | 15.8% | 1.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 278 | 9.9% | 3.0% |
| Construction | 239 | 8.5% | -0.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 231 | 8.2% | -2.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 213 | 7.6% | 2.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 198 | 7.1% | 3.1% |
| Retail Trade | 166 | 5.9% | 4.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 124 | 4.4% | 6.9% |
| Other Services | 72 | 2.6% | 7.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 71 | 2.5% | 2.9% |
| Education and Training | 70 | 2.5% | -2.8% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 60 | 2.1% | -7.7% |
| Manufacturing | 54 | 1.9% | -6.9% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 45 | 1.6% | -10.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 20 | 0.7% | -9.1% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 8 | 0.3% | 14.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.2% | -28.6% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services7.5%
- Administrative and Support Services6.9%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services5.8%
- Retail Trade4.4%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing3.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 9.5 | 0.57× | 239 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.8 | 0.59× | 20 |
| Other Services | 2.8 | 0.61× | 72 |