Mitcham (Vic.)
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 211041270 · Whitehorse - East (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,712
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 17,496
- Per 1,000 residents
- 97.9
- Business growth YoY
- -2.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,749
- Change vs prior year
- -37
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,565
≠ 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): 764.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,074 | 62.7% |
| 1–4 | 433 | 25.3% |
| 5–19 | 175 | 10.2% |
| 20–199 | 27 | 1.6% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,565). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,600 | 46.7% |
| Private company | 1,359 | 24.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 387 | 7.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 300 | 5.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 252 | 4.5% |
| Strata title | 180 | 3.2% |
| Fixed unit trust | 140 | 2.5% |
| Other incorporated entity | 88 | 1.6% |
| Other | 259 | 4.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 315 | 18.4% | 4.7% |
| Construction | 264 | 15.4% | -1.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 187 | 10.9% | -3.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 162 | 9.5% | 1.9% |
| Retail Trade | 148 | 8.6% | -2.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 98 | 5.7% | -3.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 96 | 5.6% | -19.3% |
| Other Services | 87 | 5.1% | 4.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 81 | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 67 | 3.9% | -1.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 64 | 3.7% | -8.6% |
| Manufacturing | 50 | 2.9% | -7.4% |
| Education and Training | 41 | 2.4% | -2.4% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 20 | 1.2% | -13.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 15 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 8 | 0.5% | -20.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | -25.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Wholesale Trade5.2%
- Other Services4.8%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services4.7%
- Health Care and Social Assistance1.9%
- Administrative and Support Services-1.5%