Port Melbourne
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 206051130 · Port Phillip (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,250
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 16,927
- Per 1,000 residents
- 132.9
- Business growth YoY
- 0.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,243
- Change vs prior year
- +7
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 11,990
≠ 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): 1,270.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,548 | 68.8% |
| 1–4 | 518 | 23.0% |
| 5–19 | 145 | 6.4% |
| 20–199 | 39 | 1.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (11,990). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Private company | 3,987 | 33.3% |
| Individual / sole trader | 3,543 | 29.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,292 | 10.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 1,047 | 8.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 580 | 4.8% |
| Fixed unit trust | 466 | 3.9% |
| Strata title | 339 | 2.8% |
| Partnership | 190 | 1.6% |
| Other | 546 | 4.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 537 | 23.9% | 0.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 361 | 16.0% | 6.5% |
| Construction | 200 | 8.9% | -2.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 185 | 8.2% | 10.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 165 | 7.3% | 3.1% |
| Retail Trade | 134 | 6.0% | -0.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 112 | 5.0% | -9.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 110 | 4.9% | -1.8% |
| Other Services | 101 | 4.5% | 3.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 74 | 3.3% | 4.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 65 | 2.9% | -5.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 64 | 2.8% | -7.2% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 40 | 1.8% | -11.1% |
| Education and Training | 34 | 1.5% | -8.1% |
| Manufacturing | 32 | 1.4% | -8.6% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 28 | 1.2% | 3.7% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.2% | -28.6% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance10.1%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services6.5%
- Arts and Recreation Services4.2%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing3.7%
- Financial and Insurance Services3.1%
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 | 3.8 | 0.57× | 64 |
| Construction | 11.8 | 0.71× | 200 |