Caulfield - South Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Caulfield and South
VIC · SA2 208021178 · Glen Eira (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,455
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 19,226
- Per 1,000 residents
- 127.7
- Business growth YoY
- -0.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,459
- Change vs prior year
- -4
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 9,252
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes caulfield and south), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,009.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,790 | 72.9% |
| 1–4 | 502 | 20.4% |
| 5–19 | 135 | 5.5% |
| 20–199 | 29 | 1.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (9,252). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,627 | 39.2% |
| Private company | 1,921 | 20.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 1,064 | 11.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,058 | 11.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 521 | 5.6% |
| Fixed unit trust | 177 | 1.9% |
| Strata title | 172 | 1.9% |
| Partnership | 156 | 1.7% |
| Other | 556 | 6.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 468 | 19.1% | 0.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 455 | 18.5% | -1.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 299 | 12.2% | 5.7% |
| Construction | 232 | 9.5% | -1.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 194 | 7.9% | -3.0% |
| Retail Trade | 152 | 6.2% | -3.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 110 | 4.5% | 2.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 102 | 4.2% | 2.0% |
| Other Services | 92 | 3.7% | 4.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 70 | 2.9% | -12.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 68 | 2.8% | 1.5% |
| Education and Training | 58 | 2.4% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 52 | 2.1% | -3.7% |
| Manufacturing | 37 | 1.5% | 2.8% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 35 | 1.4% | -5.4% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 11 | 0.4% | 10.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 8 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.2% | 33.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.2% | 33.3% |
| Currently Unknown | 4 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance5.7%
- Other Services4.5%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing2.8%
- Manufacturing2.8%
- Administrative and Support Services2.0%
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 | 12.1 | 0.73× | 232 |
| Public Administration and Safety | 0.6 | 0.74× | 11 |