Brunswick - North
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Brunswick and North
VIC · SA2 206011495 · Brunswick - Coburg (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,394
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 15,255
- Per 1,000 residents
- 91.4
- Business growth YoY
- 0.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,382
- Change vs prior year
- +12
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 12,210
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes brunswick 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): 2,053.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 920 | 66.0% |
| 1–4 | 327 | 23.5% |
| 5–19 | 111 | 8.0% |
| 20–199 | 40 | 2.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (12,210). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 6,954 | 57.0% |
| Private company | 2,300 | 18.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 534 | 4.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 464 | 3.8% |
| Strata title | 449 | 3.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 403 | 3.3% |
| Partnership | 246 | 2.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 226 | 1.9% |
| Other | 634 | 5.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 257 | 18.4% | -1.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 162 | 11.6% | 5.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 147 | 10.5% | -1.3% |
| Construction | 117 | 8.4% | -6.4% |
| Retail Trade | 117 | 8.4% | -0.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 93 | 6.7% | -3.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 83 | 6.0% | 1.2% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 79 | 5.7% | 8.2% |
| Other Services | 69 | 4.9% | 1.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 56 | 4.0% | 5.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 48 | 3.4% | 6.7% |
| Manufacturing | 47 | 3.4% | -4.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 42 | 3.0% | 20.0% |
| Education and Training | 36 | 2.6% | 5.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 29 | 2.1% | -6.5% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3 | 0.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services20.0%
- Arts and Recreation Services8.2%
- Information Media and Telecommunications6.7%
- Health Care and Social Assistance5.9%
- Education and Training5.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 7.7 | 0.46× | 117 |