Kew - West Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Kew and West
VIC · SA2 207011522 · Boroondara (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,964
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,799
- Per 1,000 residents
- 142.3
- Business growth YoY
- -0.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,972
- Change vs prior year
- -8
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 13,675
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes kew and west), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,207.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,362 | 69.3% |
| 1–4 | 455 | 23.2% |
| 5–19 | 120 | 6.1% |
| 20–199 | 28 | 1.4% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (13,675). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 4,197 | 30.7% |
| Private company | 3,582 | 26.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,869 | 13.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 1,565 | 11.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 636 | 4.7% |
| Fixed unit trust | 457 | 3.3% |
| Strata title | 338 | 2.5% |
| Partnership | 193 | 1.4% |
| Other | 838 | 6.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 393 | 20.0% | 2.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 372 | 18.9% | -0.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 307 | 15.6% | 0.0% |
| Construction | 183 | 9.3% | -1.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 162 | 8.2% | -1.8% |
| Retail Trade | 100 | 5.1% | -5.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 76 | 3.9% | -3.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 72 | 3.7% | -4.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 65 | 3.3% | 14.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 40 | 2.0% | -14.9% |
| Education and Training | 40 | 2.0% | 2.6% |
| Other Services | 39 | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 32 | 1.6% | 10.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 28 | 1.4% | 21.7% |
| Manufacturing | 24 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 22 | 1.1% | -12.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 6 | 0.3% | -14.3% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Arts and Recreation Services21.7%
- Wholesale Trade14.0%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing10.3%
- Education and Training2.6%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services2.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.9 | 0.44× | 40 |
| Other Services | 2.8 | 0.64× | 39 |
| Manufacturing | 1.7 | 0.72× | 24 |