South Yarra - North Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes South Yarra and North
VIC · SA2 206061515 · Stonnington - West (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 3,186
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,779
- Per 1,000 residents
- 231.2
- Business growth YoY
- 4.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 3,045
- Change vs prior year
- +141
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 18,460
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes south yarra and north), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 2,269.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 2,229 | 70.0% |
| 1–4 | 591 | 18.5% |
| 5–19 | 256 | 8.0% |
| 20–199 | 98 | 3.1% |
| 200+ | 10 | 0.3% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (18,460). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 5,758 | 31.2% |
| Private company | 5,504 | 29.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 2,077 | 11.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,623 | 8.8% |
| Fixed unit trust | 1,059 | 5.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 652 | 3.5% |
| Strata title | 484 | 2.6% |
| Partnership | 423 | 2.3% |
| Other | 880 | 4.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 618 | 19.4% | 0.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 527 | 16.5% | 4.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 460 | 14.4% | 4.8% |
| Construction | 435 | 13.7% | 14.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 224 | 7.0% | 13.7% |
| Retail Trade | 165 | 5.2% | 13.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 128 | 4.0% | -3.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 127 | 4.0% | 1.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 97 | 3.0% | 4.3% |
| Other Services | 75 | 2.4% | -8.5% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 61 | 1.9% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 53 | 1.7% | -8.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 50 | 1.6% | 4.2% |
| Manufacturing | 43 | 1.3% | 19.4% |
| Education and Training | 43 | 1.3% | -2.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 38 | 1.2% | -2.6% |
| Mining | 21 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 10 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 8 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Manufacturing19.4%
- Construction14.8%
- Health Care and Social Assistance13.7%
- Retail Trade13.0%
- Financial and Insurance Services4.8%
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 | 3.6 | 0.55× | 50 |