St Kilda East
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 206051134 · Port Phillip (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,638
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 17,380
- Per 1,000 residents
- 94.2
- Business growth YoY
- 3.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,590
- Change vs prior year
- +48
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 8,672
≠ 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): 1,299.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,153 | 70.4% |
| 1–4 | 355 | 21.7% |
| 5–19 | 104 | 6.3% |
| 20–199 | 25 | 1.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (8,672). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 4,837 | 55.8% |
| Private company | 1,332 | 15.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 649 | 7.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 477 | 5.5% |
| Strata title | 354 | 4.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 282 | 3.3% |
| Other incorporated entity | 139 | 1.6% |
| Fixed unit trust | 131 | 1.5% |
| Other | 471 | 5.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 343 | 20.9% | 10.3% |
| Construction | 174 | 10.6% | 10.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 166 | 10.1% | 1.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 164 | 10.0% | 8.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 129 | 7.9% | -2.3% |
| Retail Trade | 118 | 7.2% | -4.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 90 | 5.5% | -9.1% |
| Other Services | 82 | 5.0% | 15.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 76 | 4.6% | 10.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 74 | 4.5% | -16.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 57 | 3.5% | -5.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 50 | 3.1% | 6.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 36 | 2.2% | -10.0% |
| Education and Training | 32 | 2.0% | 14.3% |
| Manufacturing | 31 | 1.9% | 19.2% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 6 | 0.4% | -25.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 4 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | -40.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Manufacturing19.2%
- Other Services15.5%
- Education and Training14.3%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services10.3%
- Arts and Recreation Services10.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 10.0 | 0.60× | 174 |
| Manufacturing | 1.8 | 0.72× | 31 |