Altona
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 213021341 · Hobsons Bay (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,242
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 14,428
- Per 1,000 residents
- 86.1
- Business growth YoY
- -1.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,256
- Change vs prior year
- -14
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,323
≠ 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): 543.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 792 | 63.8% |
| 1–4 | 295 | 23.8% |
| 5–19 | 92 | 7.4% |
| 20–199 | 60 | 4.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,323). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,929 | 44.6% |
| Private company | 996 | 23.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 377 | 8.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 258 | 6.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 250 | 5.8% |
| Fixed unit trust | 117 | 2.7% |
| Other incorporated entity | 92 | 2.1% |
| Strata title | 68 | 1.6% |
| Other | 236 | 5.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 213 | 17.1% | -9.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 201 | 16.2% | 4.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 193 | 15.5% | 4.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 102 | 8.2% | -2.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 87 | 7.0% | 7.4% |
| Retail Trade | 75 | 6.0% | -7.4% |
| Manufacturing | 55 | 4.4% | -9.8% |
| Other Services | 53 | 4.3% | -1.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 49 | 3.9% | 4.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 48 | 3.9% | 14.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 45 | 3.6% | -10.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 45 | 3.6% | -6.3% |
| Education and Training | 24 | 1.9% | 20.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 22 | 1.8% | -15.4% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 15 | 1.2% | 15.4% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 6 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | — |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | -57.1% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training20.0%
- Wholesale Trade14.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance7.4%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services4.7%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services4.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative and Support Services | 3.1 | 0.71× | 45 |