Coburg - East Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Coburg and East
VIC · SA2 206011497 · Brunswick - Coburg (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,585
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 14,457
- Per 1,000 residents
- 109.6
- Business growth YoY
- 3.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,538
- Change vs prior year
- +47
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes coburg and east), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,038 | 65.5% |
| 1–4 | 391 | 24.7% |
| 5–19 | 123 | 7.8% |
| 20–199 | 35 | 2.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 249 | 15.7% | 2.5% |
| Construction | 229 | 14.4% | 7.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 197 | 12.4% | 5.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 151 | 9.5% | 0.7% |
| Retail Trade | 145 | 9.1% | -2.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 107 | 6.8% | -5.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 94 | 5.9% | 1.1% |
| Other Services | 92 | 5.8% | 5.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 71 | 4.5% | -2.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 70 | 4.4% | 4.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 59 | 3.7% | 22.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 39 | 2.5% | 5.4% |
| Education and Training | 29 | 1.8% | -6.5% |
| Manufacturing | 28 | 1.8% | 7.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 10 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 9 | 0.6% | 12.5% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | — |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Arts and Recreation Services22.9%
- Manufacturing7.7%
- Construction7.5%
- Other Services5.7%
- Wholesale Trade5.4%
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 | 0.7 | 0.31× | 10 |