Elwood
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 206051129 · Port Phillip (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,683
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 16,056
- Per 1,000 residents
- 104.8
- Business growth YoY
- -0.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,688
- Change vs prior year
- -5
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 7,496
≠ 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): 974.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,189 | 70.6% |
| 1–4 | 379 | 22.5% |
| 5–19 | 95 | 5.6% |
| 20–199 | 19 | 1.1% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (7,496). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,684 | 49.1% |
| Private company | 1,420 | 18.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 644 | 8.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 579 | 7.7% |
| Strata title | 460 | 6.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 255 | 3.4% |
| Fixed unit trust | 97 | 1.3% |
| Partnership | 90 | 1.2% |
| Other | 267 | 3.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 447 | 26.6% | 0.0% |
| Construction | 180 | 10.7% | -8.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 164 | 9.7% | -1.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 153 | 9.1% | -0.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 97 | 5.8% | 4.3% |
| Retail Trade | 92 | 5.5% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 87 | 5.2% | -1.1% |
| Other Services | 84 | 5.0% | 16.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 74 | 4.4% | 5.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 58 | 3.4% | 9.4% |
| Education and Training | 55 | 3.3% | 19.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 54 | 3.2% | -10.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 51 | 3.0% | -3.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 36 | 2.1% | -12.2% |
| Manufacturing | 32 | 1.9% | -13.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 11 | 0.7% | -8.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.3% | 66.7% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training19.6%
- Other Services16.7%
- Information Media and Telecommunications9.4%
- Administrative and Support Services5.7%
- Financial and Insurance Services4.3%
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 | 0.36× | 11 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.4 | 0.52× | 54 |
| Construction | 11.2 | 0.68× | 180 |