Carlton North - Princes Hill Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Carlton North and Princes Hill
VIC · SA2 206071140 · Yarra (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 848
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 8,828
- Per 1,000 residents
- 96.1
- Business growth YoY
- -4.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 890
- Change vs prior year
- -42
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,555
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes carlton north and princes hill), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 476.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 582 | 68.6% |
| 1–4 | 192 | 22.6% |
| 5–19 | 53 | 6.3% |
| 20–199 | 19 | 2.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,555). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,870 | 52.6% |
| Private company | 643 | 18.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 352 | 9.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 223 | 6.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 125 | 3.5% |
| Partnership | 68 | 1.9% |
| Other incorporated entity | 53 | 1.5% |
| Fixed unit trust | 52 | 1.5% |
| Other | 169 | 4.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 214 | 25.2% | -2.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 156 | 18.4% | 2.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 74 | 8.7% | -5.1% |
| Retail Trade | 58 | 6.8% | -10.8% |
| Construction | 49 | 5.8% | -5.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 44 | 5.2% | -6.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 43 | 5.1% | -6.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 43 | 5.1% | -8.5% |
| Other Services | 29 | 3.4% | -9.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 28 | 3.3% | -12.5% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 23 | 2.7% | -11.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 20 | 2.4% | 5.3% |
| Manufacturing | 19 | 2.2% | -9.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 19 | 2.2% | -17.4% |
| Education and Training | 18 | 2.1% | -5.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 7 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services5.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance2.6%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services-2.7%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services-5.1%
- Construction-5.8%
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 | 5.6 | 0.34× | 49 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.2 | 0.55× | 28 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.3 | 0.58× | 20 |