Armadale
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 206061135 · Stonnington - West (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,855
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 10,032
- Per 1,000 residents
- 184.9
- Business growth YoY
- -2.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,903
- Change vs prior year
- -48
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,977
≠ 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): 570.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,264 | 68.1% |
| 1–4 | 384 | 20.7% |
| 5–19 | 156 | 8.4% |
| 20–199 | 50 | 2.7% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.3% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,977). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,885 | 31.5% |
| Private company | 1,542 | 25.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 711 | 11.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 685 | 11.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 275 | 4.6% |
| Fixed unit trust | 273 | 4.6% |
| Strata title | 204 | 3.4% |
| Partnership | 97 | 1.6% |
| Other | 305 | 5.1% |
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 | 358 | 19.3% | -11.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 329 | 17.7% | 2.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 229 | 12.3% | 5.5% |
| Construction | 173 | 9.3% | -1.1% |
| Retail Trade | 160 | 8.6% | -11.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 141 | 7.6% | -5.4% |
| Other Services | 91 | 4.9% | 7.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 77 | 4.2% | -2.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 70 | 3.8% | 2.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 44 | 2.4% | -4.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 43 | 2.3% | 19.4% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 43 | 2.3% | -2.3% |
| Education and Training | 33 | 1.8% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 24 | 1.3% | 9.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 22 | 1.2% | -8.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 15 | 0.8% | 36.4% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing19.4%
- Manufacturing9.1%
- Other Services7.1%
- Health Care and Social Assistance5.5%
- Administrative and Support Services2.9%
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 | 4.3 | 0.66× | 43 |