St Albans - South
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes St Albans and South
VIC · SA2 213011335 · Brimbank (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,305
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 17,705
- Per 1,000 residents
- 73.7
- Business growth YoY
- -1.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,328
- Change vs prior year
- -23
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes st albans and south), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,032 | 79.1% |
| 1–4 | 225 | 17.2% |
| 5–19 | 39 | 3.0% |
| 20–199 | 9 | 0.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 484 | 37.1% | -3.6% |
| Construction | 219 | 16.8% | -3.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 112 | 8.6% | 4.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 85 | 6.5% | 19.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 66 | 5.1% | 6.5% |
| Other Services | 66 | 5.1% | -15.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 64 | 4.9% | 6.7% |
| Retail Trade | 60 | 4.6% | -3.2% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 46 | 3.5% | -4.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 25 | 1.9% | -7.4% |
| Manufacturing | 20 | 1.5% | 25.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 19 | 1.5% | -13.6% |
| Education and Training | 10 | 0.8% | -9.1% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 8 | 0.6% | -11.1% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 7 | 0.5% | -22.2% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 6 | 0.5% | -25.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 5 | 0.4% | -16.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Manufacturing25.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance19.7%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services6.7%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services6.5%
- Administrative and Support Services4.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education and Training | 0.6 | 0.35× | 10 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.7 | 0.36× | 66 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.6 | 0.38× | 64 |
| Manufacturing | 1.1 | 0.43× | 20 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.4 | 0.44× | 25 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.1 | 0.45× | 19 |