Altona Meadows Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 213021342 · Hobsons Bay (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 965
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 18,783
- Per 1,000 residents
- 51.4
- Business growth YoY
- -2.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 994
- Change vs prior year
- -29
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 7,188
≠ 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): 1,221.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 709 | 73.5% |
| 1–4 | 207 | 21.5% |
| 5–19 | 39 | 4.0% |
| 20–199 | 17 | 1.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (7,188). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 4,702 | 65.4% |
| Private company | 1,063 | 14.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 354 | 4.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 266 | 3.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 260 | 3.6% |
| Other incorporated entity | 122 | 1.7% |
| Strata title | 90 | 1.3% |
| Family partnership | 88 | 1.2% |
| Other | 243 | 3.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 185 | 19.2% | -10.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 172 | 17.8% | 7.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 98 | 10.2% | 6.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 82 | 8.5% | -4.7% |
| Other Services | 72 | 7.5% | 4.3% |
| Retail Trade | 64 | 6.6% | -13.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 60 | 6.2% | 1.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 55 | 5.7% | -9.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 43 | 4.5% | -6.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 27 | 2.8% | -25.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 26 | 2.7% | 13.0% |
| Manufacturing | 24 | 2.5% | 26.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 20 | 2.1% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 17 | 1.8% | -15.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 7 | 0.7% | -22.2% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 4 | 0.4% | 33.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Manufacturing26.3%
- Wholesale Trade13.0%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing7.5%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services6.5%
- Other Services4.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.4 | 0.46× | 27 |
| Manufacturing | 1.3 | 0.49× | 24 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.4 | 0.49× | 82 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.2 | 0.50× | 60 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5.2 | 0.53× | 98 |
| Education and Training | 0.9 | 0.57× | 17 |