Malvern East
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 208041195 · Stonnington - East (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,800
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 23,996
- Per 1,000 residents
- 116.7
- Business growth YoY
- 1.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,773
- Change vs prior year
- +27
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 11,540
≠ 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): 1,395.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,896 | 67.7% |
| 1–4 | 644 | 23.0% |
| 5–19 | 207 | 7.4% |
| 20–199 | 54 | 1.9% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.1% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (11,540). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 4,456 | 38.6% |
| Private company | 2,595 | 22.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,517 | 13.1% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 1,121 | 9.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 528 | 4.6% |
| Fixed unit trust | 335 | 2.9% |
| Strata title | 205 | 1.8% |
| Other incorporated entity | 137 | 1.2% |
| Other | 646 | 5.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 587 | 21.0% | -1.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 433 | 15.5% | 6.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 364 | 13.0% | 4.0% |
| Construction | 259 | 9.3% | -6.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 236 | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Retail Trade | 158 | 5.6% | 1.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 122 | 4.4% | -5.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 118 | 4.2% | -1.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 107 | 3.8% | 18.9% |
| Other Services | 100 | 3.6% | -2.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 70 | 2.5% | -9.1% |
| Education and Training | 65 | 2.3% | 18.2% |
| Manufacturing | 50 | 1.8% | -15.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 39 | 1.4% | -9.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 33 | 1.2% | 13.8% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 29 | 1.0% | -14.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 16 | 0.6% | 6.7% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 7 | 0.3% | -12.5% |
| Currently Unknown | 7 | 0.3% | -12.5% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing18.9%
- Education and Training18.2%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing13.8%
- Financial and Insurance Services8.8%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services6.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 10.8 | 0.65× | 259 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 4.5 | 0.68× | 107 |