Hawthorn - North Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Hawthorn and North
VIC · SA2 207011519 · Boroondara (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,619
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 10,910
- Per 1,000 residents
- 148.4
- Business growth YoY
- -2.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,653
- Change vs prior year
- -34
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes hawthorn and north), 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 | 1,040 | 64.2% |
| 1–4 | 382 | 23.6% |
| 5–19 | 144 | 8.9% |
| 20–199 | 42 | 2.6% |
| 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 | 341 | 21.1% | -1.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 265 | 16.4% | -0.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 210 | 13.0% | 6.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 153 | 9.5% | -0.6% |
| Construction | 125 | 7.7% | -13.2% |
| Retail Trade | 89 | 5.5% | -5.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 77 | 4.8% | -4.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 74 | 4.6% | 7.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 55 | 3.4% | 1.9% |
| Other Services | 49 | 3.0% | -3.9% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 42 | 2.6% | -4.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 33 | 2.0% | 3.1% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 28 | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 26 | 1.6% | -3.7% |
| Manufacturing | 24 | 1.5% | 20.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 18 | 1.1% | -48.6% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.2% | 33.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Manufacturing20.0%
- Administrative and Support Services7.2%
- Health Care and Social Assistance6.1%
- Wholesale Trade3.1%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing1.9%
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 | 1.6 | 0.61× | 18 |
| Construction | 11.5 | 0.69× | 125 |