South Yarra - West Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes South Yarra and West
VIC · SA2 206041125 · Melbourne City (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,334
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 6,894
- Per 1,000 residents
- 193.5
- Business growth YoY
- -2.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,363
- Change vs prior year
- -29
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes south yarra and west), 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 | 968 | 72.6% |
| 1–4 | 242 | 18.1% |
| 5–19 | 76 | 5.7% |
| 20–199 | 36 | 2.7% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
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 | 305 | 22.9% | -0.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 216 | 16.2% | -1.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 204 | 15.3% | -1.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 164 | 12.3% | -0.6% |
| Construction | 113 | 8.5% | 3.7% |
| Retail Trade | 57 | 4.3% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 47 | 3.5% | -2.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 42 | 3.1% | -10.6% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 26 | 1.9% | 4.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 26 | 1.9% | -10.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 24 | 1.8% | -22.6% |
| Education and Training | 24 | 1.8% | 26.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 22 | 1.6% | -8.3% |
| Other Services | 19 | 1.4% | -24.0% |
| Manufacturing | 17 | 1.3% | -19.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 16 | 1.2% | -11.1% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training26.3%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing4.0%
- Construction3.7%
- Retail Trade0.0%
- Financial and Insurance Services-0.6%
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 | 3.2 | 0.53× | 22 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3.8 | 0.54× | 26 |
| Other Services | 2.8 | 0.64× | 19 |