Bentleigh - McKinnon
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Bentleigh and McKinnon
VIC · SA2 208021174 · Glen Eira (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,647
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 26,966
- Per 1,000 residents
- 98.2
- Business growth YoY
- -0.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,652
- Change vs prior year
- -5
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 12,514
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes bentleigh and mckinnon), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,608.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,791 | 67.7% |
| 1–4 | 620 | 23.4% |
| 5–19 | 210 | 7.9% |
| 20–199 | 22 | 0.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (12,514). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 5,632 | 45.0% |
| Private company | 2,755 | 22.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,212 | 9.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 938 | 7.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 569 | 4.5% |
| Strata title | 381 | 3.0% |
| Fixed unit trust | 243 | 1.9% |
| Partnership | 165 | 1.3% |
| Other | 619 | 4.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 555 | 21.0% | 0.5% |
| Construction | 332 | 12.5% | -3.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 319 | 12.1% | -3.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 236 | 8.9% | 0.4% |
| Retail Trade | 223 | 8.4% | -3.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 177 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 155 | 5.9% | 9.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 134 | 5.1% | -6.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 116 | 4.4% | 6.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 99 | 3.7% | -7.5% |
| Other Services | 98 | 3.7% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 53 | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 47 | 1.8% | 2.2% |
| Manufacturing | 46 | 1.7% | 9.5% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 30 | 1.1% | 15.4% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 20 | 0.8% | 5.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Information Media and Telecommunications15.4%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing9.9%
- Manufacturing9.5%
- Financial and Insurance Services6.6%
- Administrative and Support Services6.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.7 | 0.59× | 20 |
| Manufacturing | 1.7 | 0.69× | 46 |
| Construction | 12.3 | 0.73× | 332 |