Highett (West) - Cheltenham Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Highett (West) and Cheltenham
VIC · SA2 208011171 · Bayside (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,736
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,257
- Per 1,000 residents
- 130.9
- Business growth YoY
- -0.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,752
- Change vs prior year
- -16
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,123
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes highett (west) and cheltenham), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 551.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,041 | 60.0% |
| 1–4 | 466 | 26.8% |
| 5–19 | 160 | 9.2% |
| 20–199 | 66 | 3.8% |
| 200+ | 7 | 0.4% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,123). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,967 | 47.7% |
| Private company | 906 | 22.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 337 | 8.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 263 | 6.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 218 | 5.3% |
| Strata title | 141 | 3.4% |
| Fixed unit trust | 84 | 2.0% |
| Partnership | 47 | 1.1% |
| Other | 160 | 3.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 337 | 19.4% | 1.2% |
| Construction | 282 | 16.2% | -3.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 189 | 10.9% | 3.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 135 | 7.8% | 8.0% |
| Retail Trade | 115 | 6.6% | -4.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 110 | 6.3% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 94 | 5.4% | -2.1% |
| Other Services | 88 | 5.1% | 6.0% |
| Manufacturing | 74 | 4.3% | 1.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 59 | 3.4% | -9.2% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 55 | 3.2% | 3.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 55 | 3.2% | -15.4% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 51 | 2.9% | -10.5% |
| Education and Training | 41 | 2.4% | -6.8% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 22 | 1.3% | -21.4% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 9 | 0.5% | 28.6% |
| Mining | 6 | 0.3% | 100.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 6 | 0.3% | -14.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 5 | 0.3% | 66.7% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | -40.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance8.0%
- Other Services6.0%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services3.8%
- Accommodation and Food Services3.8%
- Manufacturing1.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 4.1 | 0.65× | 55 |