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Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 208021176 · Glen Eira (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,738
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 21,266
- Per 1,000 residents
- 81.7
- Business growth YoY
- 1.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,720
- Change vs prior year
- +18
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 12,206
≠ 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): 1,822.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,230 | 70.8% |
| 1–4 | 386 | 22.2% |
| 5–19 | 93 | 5.4% |
| 20–199 | 26 | 1.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (12,206). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 6,705 | 54.9% |
| Private company | 2,156 | 17.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 829 | 6.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 680 | 5.6% |
| Strata title | 611 | 5.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 459 | 3.8% |
| Fixed unit trust | 151 | 1.2% |
| Partnership | 130 | 1.1% |
| Other | 485 | 4.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 323 | 18.6% | 0.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 199 | 11.4% | 0.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 194 | 11.2% | 0.5% |
| Construction | 191 | 11.0% | -2.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 169 | 9.7% | -1.7% |
| Retail Trade | 114 | 6.6% | 6.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 106 | 6.1% | 9.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 104 | 6.0% | 5.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 90 | 5.2% | 1.1% |
| Other Services | 90 | 5.2% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 37 | 2.1% | -11.9% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 36 | 2.1% | 12.5% |
| Manufacturing | 30 | 1.7% | -6.3% |
| Education and Training | 27 | 1.6% | 22.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 14 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 4 | 0.2% | -42.9% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training22.7%
- Arts and Recreation Services12.5%
- Administrative and Support Services9.3%
- Retail Trade6.5%
- Accommodation and Food Services5.1%
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 | 9.0 | 0.54× | 191 |
| Manufacturing | 1.4 | 0.57× | 30 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.7 | 0.61× | 14 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.7 | 0.69× | 37 |