St Albans - North Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes St Albans and North
VIC · SA2 213011334 · Brimbank (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,805
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 21,020
- Per 1,000 residents
- 85.9
- Business growth YoY
- -0.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,816
- Change vs prior year
- -11
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 15,154
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes st albans 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): 2,904.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,399 | 77.5% |
| 1–4 | 329 | 18.2% |
| 5–19 | 60 | 3.3% |
| 20–199 | 12 | 0.7% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (15,154). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 10,872 | 71.7% |
| Private company | 2,148 | 14.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 436 | 2.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 374 | 2.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 348 | 2.3% |
| Other incorporated entity | 242 | 1.6% |
| Family partnership | 173 | 1.1% |
| Partnership | 130 | 0.9% |
| Other | 431 | 2.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 667 | 37.0% | 5.2% |
| Construction | 309 | 17.1% | -6.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 127 | 7.0% | -6.6% |
| Other Services | 112 | 6.2% | 5.7% |
| Retail Trade | 110 | 6.1% | -11.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 93 | 5.2% | 4.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 88 | 4.9% | -12.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 84 | 4.7% | 2.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 73 | 4.0% | 2.8% |
| Manufacturing | 40 | 2.2% | 5.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 38 | 2.1% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 27 | 1.5% | 8.0% |
| Education and Training | 12 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 7 | 0.4% | -12.5% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 6 | 0.3% | 20.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 4 | 0.2% | -50.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services8.0%
- Other Services5.7%
- Manufacturing5.3%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing5.2%
- Health Care and Social Assistance4.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.5 | 0.33× | 73 |
| Education and Training | 0.6 | 0.36× | 12 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.3 | 0.38× | 27 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.2 | 0.44× | 88 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 4.4 | 0.61× | 93 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.8 | 0.73× | 38 |