Bentleigh East - South Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Bentleigh East and South
VIC · SA2 208021427 · Glen Eira (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,291
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 14,949
- Per 1,000 residents
- 86.4
- Business growth YoY
- 4.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,241
- Change vs prior year
- +50
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes bentleigh east 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 | 882 | 68.3% |
| 1–4 | 317 | 24.6% |
| 5–19 | 82 | 6.4% |
| 20–199 | 17 | 1.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 242 | 18.7% | 9.0% |
| Construction | 237 | 18.4% | 0.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 112 | 8.7% | 1.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 111 | 8.6% | 15.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 108 | 8.4% | 18.7% |
| Retail Trade | 91 | 7.0% | -9.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 83 | 6.4% | 6.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 55 | 4.3% | -12.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 54 | 4.2% | 10.2% |
| Other Services | 49 | 3.8% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 41 | 3.2% | -4.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 26 | 2.0% | -3.7% |
| Manufacturing | 24 | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Education and Training | 24 | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 17 | 1.3% | 13.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 5 | 0.4% | 25.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.4% | 66.7% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance18.7%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing15.6%
- Accommodation and Food Services10.2%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services9.0%
- Administrative and Support Services6.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 1.6 | 0.62× | 24 |
| Other Services | 3.3 | 0.73× | 49 |