Malvern - Glen Iris Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Malvern and Glen Iris
VIC · SA2 208041194 · Stonnington - East (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 3,553
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 21,820
- Per 1,000 residents
- 162.8
- Business growth YoY
- 1.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 3,518
- Change vs prior year
- +35
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 8,430
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes malvern and glen iris), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 718.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 2,406 | 67.7% |
| 1–4 | 796 | 22.4% |
| 5–19 | 284 | 8.0% |
| 20–199 | 64 | 1.8% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.1% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (8,430). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Private company | 2,318 | 27.5% |
| Individual / sole trader | 2,154 | 25.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,259 | 14.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 1,051 | 12.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 375 | 4.4% |
| Fixed unit trust | 312 | 3.7% |
| Strata title | 280 | 3.3% |
| Partnership | 139 | 1.6% |
| Other | 542 | 6.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 729 | 20.5% | 3.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 585 | 16.5% | -0.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 581 | 16.4% | 2.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 338 | 9.5% | 5.0% |
| Construction | 250 | 7.0% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 206 | 5.8% | -3.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 142 | 4.0% | 2.2% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 119 | 3.3% | 1.7% |
| Other Services | 117 | 3.3% | 1.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 112 | 3.2% | 6.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 77 | 2.2% | -13.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 69 | 1.9% | -1.4% |
| Manufacturing | 61 | 1.7% | 5.2% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 56 | 1.6% | -5.1% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 47 | 1.3% | -9.6% |
| Education and Training | 47 | 1.3% | -6.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 6 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
| Currently Unknown | 5 | 0.1% | 25.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Wholesale Trade6.7%
- Manufacturing5.2%
- Financial and Insurance Services5.0%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services3.8%
- Health Care and Social Assistance2.5%
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 | 3.5 | 0.50× | 77 |
| Construction | 11.5 | 0.69× | 250 |