Glen Waverley - East Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Glen Waverley and East
VIC · SA2 212051321 · Monash (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,531
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 22,820
- Per 1,000 residents
- 110.9
- Business growth YoY
- 3.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,438
- Change vs prior year
- +93
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 26,638
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes glen waverley and east), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 3,459.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,819 | 71.9% |
| 1–4 | 566 | 22.4% |
| 5–19 | 128 | 5.1% |
| 20–199 | 25 | 1.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (26,638). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 10,783 | 40.5% |
| Private company | 7,290 | 27.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 2,334 | 8.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 2,300 | 8.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 1,233 | 4.6% |
| Fixed unit trust | 604 | 2.3% |
| Strata title | 504 | 1.9% |
| Other incorporated entity | 356 | 1.3% |
| Other | 1,234 | 4.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 392 | 15.5% | 10.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 362 | 14.3% | 3.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 360 | 14.2% | 5.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 297 | 11.7% | 6.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 204 | 8.1% | 2.0% |
| Retail Trade | 185 | 7.3% | -2.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 151 | 6.0% | 5.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 150 | 5.9% | -2.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 112 | 4.4% | -9.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 105 | 4.1% | 4.0% |
| Other Services | 73 | 2.9% | 1.4% |
| Education and Training | 50 | 2.0% | 13.6% |
| Manufacturing | 37 | 1.5% | 2.8% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 19 | 0.8% | -13.6% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 16 | 0.6% | 14.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 15 | 0.6% | 36.4% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training13.6%
- Construction10.1%
- Health Care and Social Assistance6.5%
- Financial and Insurance Services5.6%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services5.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.7 | 0.46× | 15 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.7 | 0.47× | 16 |
| Manufacturing | 1.6 | 0.68× | 37 |
| Other Services | 3.2 | 0.69× | 73 |