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Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 208031190 · Kingston (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,265
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 14,155
- Per 1,000 residents
- 89.4
- Business growth YoY
- -2.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,292
- Change vs prior year
- -27
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,782
≠ 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): 559.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 811 | 64.1% |
| 1–4 | 335 | 26.5% |
| 5–19 | 96 | 7.6% |
| 20–199 | 19 | 1.5% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,782). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,050 | 42.9% |
| Private company | 1,091 | 22.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 476 | 10.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 268 | 5.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 257 | 5.4% |
| Strata title | 247 | 5.2% |
| Fixed unit trust | 82 | 1.7% |
| Family partnership | 71 | 1.5% |
| Other | 240 | 5.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 233 | 18.4% | 1.3% |
| Construction | 209 | 16.5% | -6.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 134 | 10.6% | -3.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 113 | 8.9% | 9.7% |
| Retail Trade | 95 | 7.5% | 10.5% |
| Other Services | 81 | 6.4% | -4.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 69 | 5.5% | 13.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 60 | 4.7% | -17.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 55 | 4.3% | -5.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 54 | 4.3% | -11.5% |
| Manufacturing | 42 | 3.3% | -10.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 39 | 3.1% | -2.5% |
| Education and Training | 29 | 2.3% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 29 | 2.3% | 3.6% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 15 | 1.2% | -6.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 4 | 0.3% | -33.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.3% | 33.3% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services13.1%
- Retail Trade10.5%
- Health Care and Social Assistance9.7%
- Arts and Recreation Services3.6%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services1.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 4.2 | 0.67× | 60 |