Elsternwick Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 208021179 · Glen Eira (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,693
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,827
- Per 1,000 residents
- 132.0
- Business growth YoY
- 0.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,682
- Change vs prior year
- +11
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,944
≠ 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): 767.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,150 | 67.9% |
| 1–4 | 375 | 22.2% |
| 5–19 | 126 | 7.4% |
| 20–199 | 45 | 2.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,944). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,817 | 40.6% |
| Private company | 1,538 | 22.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 672 | 9.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 630 | 9.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 296 | 4.3% |
| Strata title | 278 | 4.0% |
| Fixed unit trust | 211 | 3.0% |
| Partnership | 110 | 1.6% |
| Other | 392 | 5.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 347 | 20.5% | -5.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 280 | 16.5% | 1.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 214 | 12.6% | 10.3% |
| Construction | 150 | 8.9% | -4.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 147 | 8.7% | 1.4% |
| Retail Trade | 113 | 6.7% | 2.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 65 | 3.8% | -9.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 61 | 3.6% | 1.7% |
| Other Services | 61 | 3.6% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 49 | 2.9% | 25.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 49 | 2.9% | 4.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 45 | 2.7% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 36 | 2.1% | 5.9% |
| Education and Training | 36 | 2.1% | 12.5% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 34 | 2.0% | -2.9% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 6 | 0.4% | 20.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Wholesale Trade25.6%
- Education and Training12.5%
- Health Care and Social Assistance10.3%
- Manufacturing5.9%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing4.3%
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 | 3.8 | 0.60× | 49 |
| Construction | 11.7 | 0.70× | 150 |