Glen Iris - East
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Glen Iris and East
VIC · SA2 207011150 · Boroondara (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,148
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 17,650
- Per 1,000 residents
- 121.7
- Business growth YoY
- -0.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,151
- Change vs prior year
- -3
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 11,115
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes glen iris and east), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,215.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,454 | 67.7% |
| 1–4 | 500 | 23.3% |
| 5–19 | 146 | 6.8% |
| 20–199 | 40 | 1.9% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.3% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (11,115). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,996 | 36.0% |
| Private company | 2,645 | 23.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,474 | 13.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 1,206 | 10.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 523 | 4.7% |
| Strata title | 292 | 2.6% |
| Fixed unit trust | 281 | 2.5% |
| Other incorporated entity | 124 | 1.1% |
| Other | 574 | 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 | 486 | 22.6% | 0.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 351 | 16.3% | 9.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 343 | 16.0% | 2.7% |
| Construction | 220 | 10.2% | -0.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 170 | 7.9% | -5.6% |
| Retail Trade | 103 | 4.8% | -8.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 79 | 3.7% | -14.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 78 | 3.6% | 4.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 66 | 3.1% | 8.2% |
| Other Services | 54 | 2.5% | -6.9% |
| Manufacturing | 44 | 2.0% | 7.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 42 | 2.0% | -12.5% |
| Education and Training | 36 | 1.7% | -14.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 28 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 23 | 1.1% | -4.2% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 16 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance9.0%
- Accommodation and Food Services8.2%
- Manufacturing7.3%
- Wholesale Trade4.0%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services2.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.4 | 0.36× | 42 |
| Other Services | 3.1 | 0.68× | 54 |