Fitzroy North Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 206071143 · Yarra (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,387
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,749
- Per 1,000 residents
- 100.9
- Business growth YoY
- 1.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,373
- Change vs prior year
- +14
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 7,967
≠ 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): 1,019.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 957 | 69.0% |
| 1–4 | 299 | 21.6% |
| 5–19 | 108 | 7.8% |
| 20–199 | 18 | 1.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (7,967). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 4,089 | 51.3% |
| Private company | 1,513 | 19.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 622 | 7.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 517 | 6.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 279 | 3.5% |
| Strata title | 235 | 2.9% |
| Fixed unit trust | 152 | 1.9% |
| Other incorporated entity | 149 | 1.9% |
| Other | 411 | 5.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 330 | 23.8% | 2.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 244 | 17.6% | 3.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 146 | 10.5% | 2.1% |
| Construction | 94 | 6.8% | -3.1% |
| Retail Trade | 92 | 6.6% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 91 | 6.6% | 3.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 75 | 5.4% | -6.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 75 | 5.4% | 8.7% |
| Other Services | 42 | 3.0% | 5.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 37 | 2.7% | -14.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 35 | 2.5% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 33 | 2.4% | 3.1% |
| Education and Training | 32 | 2.3% | 3.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 27 | 1.9% | -10.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 22 | 1.6% | -8.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 9 | 0.6% | 12.5% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services8.7%
- Other Services5.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance3.8%
- Arts and Recreation Services3.4%
- Education and Training3.2%
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 | 2.0 | 0.31× | 27 |
| Construction | 6.8 | 0.41× | 94 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.7 | 0.62× | 37 |
| Other Services | 3.1 | 0.69× | 42 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.6 | 0.71× | 22 |