Kensington (Vic.) Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 206041121 · Melbourne City (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,069
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,423
- Per 1,000 residents
- 86.1
- Business growth YoY
- 2.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,039
- Change vs prior year
- +30
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 7,045
≠ 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): 1,238.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 705 | 65.9% |
| 1–4 | 232 | 21.7% |
| 5–19 | 94 | 8.8% |
| 20–199 | 41 | 3.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (7,045). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 4,179 | 59.3% |
| Private company | 1,273 | 18.1% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 320 | 4.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 313 | 4.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 205 | 2.9% |
| Other incorporated entity | 145 | 2.1% |
| Strata title | 134 | 1.9% |
| Fixed unit trust | 125 | 1.8% |
| Other | 351 | 5.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 248 | 23.2% | 6.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 126 | 11.8% | -0.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 106 | 9.9% | -6.2% |
| Construction | 85 | 8.0% | 25.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 73 | 6.8% | 5.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 66 | 6.2% | 10.0% |
| Retail Trade | 57 | 5.3% | -3.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 52 | 4.9% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 48 | 4.5% | 4.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 44 | 4.1% | 4.8% |
| Manufacturing | 42 | 3.9% | -4.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 37 | 3.5% | 12.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 28 | 2.6% | -15.2% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 26 | 2.4% | -10.3% |
| Education and Training | 21 | 2.0% | 10.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 6 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.4% | 33.3% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Construction25.0%
- Arts and Recreation Services12.1%
- Education and Training10.5%
- Accommodation and Food Services10.0%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services6.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 6.8 | 0.41× | 85 |