South Yarra - South Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes South Yarra and South
VIC · SA2 206061516 · Stonnington - West (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,867
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 10,440
- Per 1,000 residents
- 178.8
- Business growth YoY
- -0.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,876
- Change vs prior year
- -9
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes south yarra and south), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,179 | 63.1% |
| 1–4 | 402 | 21.5% |
| 5–19 | 193 | 10.3% |
| 20–199 | 81 | 4.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 398 | 21.3% | -2.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 254 | 13.6% | 1.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 174 | 9.3% | 3.0% |
| Retail Trade | 146 | 7.8% | -13.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 145 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 142 | 7.6% | 1.4% |
| Construction | 135 | 7.2% | 3.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 88 | 4.7% | 6.0% |
| Other Services | 84 | 4.5% | 7.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 59 | 3.2% | -7.8% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 51 | 2.7% | -3.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 46 | 2.5% | 4.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 43 | 2.3% | 10.3% |
| Manufacturing | 35 | 1.9% | 2.9% |
| Education and Training | 31 | 1.7% | -8.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 17 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 8 | 0.4% | -52.9% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 8 | 0.4% | 33.3% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Arts and Recreation Services10.3%
- Other Services7.7%
- Accommodation and Food Services6.6%
- Administrative and Support Services6.0%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing4.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.6 | 0.64× | 17 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 4.4 | 0.67× | 46 |