Hawthorn - South
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Hawthorn and South
VIC · SA2 207011520 · Boroondara (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,172
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,562
- Per 1,000 residents
- 160.2
- Business growth YoY
- 3.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,101
- Change vs prior year
- +71
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 15,989
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes hawthorn and south), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,550.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,488 | 68.5% |
| 1–4 | 410 | 18.9% |
| 5–19 | 201 | 9.3% |
| 20–199 | 68 | 3.1% |
| 200+ | 15 | 0.7% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (15,989). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 4,839 | 30.3% |
| Private company | 3,653 | 22.8% |
| Strata title | 1,836 | 11.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,637 | 10.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 1,393 | 8.7% |
| Other incorporated entity | 776 | 4.9% |
| Fixed unit trust | 524 | 3.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 509 | 3.2% |
| Other | 822 | 5.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 385 | 17.7% | 1.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 380 | 17.5% | -1.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 273 | 12.6% | 24.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 222 | 10.2% | 5.7% |
| Construction | 176 | 8.1% | 2.9% |
| Retail Trade | 135 | 6.2% | 0.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 97 | 4.5% | 2.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 84 | 3.9% | -7.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 77 | 3.5% | 6.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 76 | 3.5% | -2.6% |
| Other Services | 62 | 2.9% | -1.6% |
| Education and Training | 47 | 2.2% | -4.1% |
| Manufacturing | 36 | 1.7% | 12.5% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 35 | 1.6% | 9.4% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 34 | 1.6% | -15.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 26 | 1.2% | 4.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 18 | 0.8% | 28.6% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 6 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance24.1%
- Manufacturing12.5%
- Information Media and Telecommunications9.4%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing6.9%
- Financial and Insurance Services5.7%