Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Surrey Hills (West) and Canterbury
VIC · SA2 207011155 · Boroondara (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,545
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 16,229
- Per 1,000 residents
- 156.8
- Business growth YoY
- 4.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,446
- Change vs prior year
- +99
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,522
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes surrey hills (west) and canterbury), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 336.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,678 | 65.9% |
| 1–4 | 632 | 24.8% |
| 5–19 | 190 | 7.5% |
| 20–199 | 35 | 1.4% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,522). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Private company | 1,291 | 28.5% |
| Individual / sole trader | 1,094 | 24.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 717 | 15.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 671 | 14.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 219 | 4.8% |
| Fixed unit trust | 131 | 2.9% |
| Strata title | 71 | 1.6% |
| Trust | 65 | 1.4% |
| Other | 263 | 5.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 483 | 19.0% | 3.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 466 | 18.3% | 3.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 344 | 13.5% | 3.3% |
| Construction | 277 | 10.9% | -0.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 232 | 9.1% | 16.0% |
| Retail Trade | 147 | 5.8% | 1.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 104 | 4.1% | 4.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 87 | 3.4% | 1.2% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 74 | 2.9% | 4.2% |
| Other Services | 72 | 2.8% | 4.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 57 | 2.2% | 3.6% |
| Education and Training | 56 | 2.2% | 1.8% |
| Manufacturing | 44 | 1.7% | 12.8% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 37 | 1.5% | 8.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 29 | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 27 | 1.1% | 3.8% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.1% | — |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services16.0%
- Manufacturing12.8%
- Arts and Recreation Services8.8%
- Other Services4.3%
- Accommodation and Food Services4.2%
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 | 3.5 | 0.52× | 57 |