Modbury Heights
Statistical area (SA2)
SA · SA2 402051053 · Tea Tree Gully (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,065
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 19,813
- Per 1,000 residents
- 53.8
- Business growth YoY
- 4.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,015
- Change vs prior year
- +50
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,691
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area, not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,164.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 777 | 73.0% |
| 1–4 | 233 | 21.9% |
| 5–19 | 44 | 4.1% |
| 20–199 | 3 | 0.3% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.3% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,691). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 4,071 | 60.8% |
| Private company | 1,181 | 17.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 415 | 6.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 265 | 4.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 232 | 3.5% |
| Other incorporated entity | 108 | 1.6% |
| Family partnership | 100 | 1.5% |
| Fixed unit trust | 68 | 1.0% |
| Other | 251 | 3.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 274 | 25.7% | 5.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 198 | 18.6% | 4.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 115 | 10.8% | 3.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 80 | 7.5% | 15.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 67 | 6.3% | 6.3% |
| Retail Trade | 57 | 5.4% | 7.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 56 | 5.3% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 55 | 5.2% | -3.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 34 | 3.2% | 3.0% |
| Manufacturing | 31 | 2.9% | -8.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 25 | 2.3% | -7.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 21 | 2.0% | 10.5% |
| Education and Training | 13 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 11 | 1.0% | 37.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 11 | 1.0% | 10.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 8 | 0.8% | 100.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance15.9%
- Wholesale Trade10.5%
- Retail Trade7.5%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services6.3%
- Construction5.4%
Industries with more relative room
Under-indexed vs similar SA2s in SA (density per 1,000). Use as a research starting point — not investment advice.
| Industry | Local /1,000 | vs peers | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.4 | 0.39× | 67 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.3 | 0.40× | 25 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.1 | 0.44× | 21 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.6 | 0.50× | 11 |
| Education and Training | 0.7 | 0.52× | 13 |
| Manufacturing | 1.6 | 0.56× | 31 |