Bentleigh East - North
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Bentleigh East and North
VIC · SA2 208021426 · Glen Eira (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,709
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 17,873
- Per 1,000 residents
- 95.6
- Business growth YoY
- 3.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,658
- Change vs prior year
- +51
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 10,200
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes bentleigh east 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): 1,400.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,213 | 71.0% |
| 1–4 | 370 | 21.7% |
| 5–19 | 99 | 5.8% |
| 20–199 | 16 | 0.9% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (10,200). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 4,840 | 47.5% |
| Private company | 2,289 | 22.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 790 | 7.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 764 | 7.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 544 | 5.3% |
| Fixed unit trust | 191 | 1.9% |
| Family partnership | 152 | 1.5% |
| Other incorporated entity | 136 | 1.3% |
| Other | 494 | 4.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 326 | 19.1% | 1.6% |
| Construction | 248 | 14.5% | 3.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 192 | 11.2% | 20.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 150 | 8.8% | -2.0% |
| Retail Trade | 124 | 7.3% | -3.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 101 | 5.9% | 2.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 95 | 5.6% | -10.4% |
| Other Services | 91 | 5.3% | -6.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 80 | 4.7% | 2.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 75 | 4.4% | 5.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 68 | 4.0% | 15.3% |
| Education and Training | 53 | 3.1% | 6.0% |
| Manufacturing | 36 | 2.1% | 12.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 31 | 1.8% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 23 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 7 | 0.4% | 75.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 6 | 0.4% | 20.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services20.0%
- Wholesale Trade15.3%
- Manufacturing12.5%
- Education and Training6.0%
- Accommodation and Food Services5.6%