Keilor East Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 210011534 · Keilor (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,196
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 15,645
- Per 1,000 residents
- 76.4
- Business growth YoY
- 4.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,148
- Change vs prior year
- +48
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,129
≠ 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): 602.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 794 | 66.4% |
| 1–4 | 310 | 25.9% |
| 5–19 | 87 | 7.3% |
| 20–199 | 10 | 0.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,129). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,018 | 39.3% |
| Private company | 1,228 | 23.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 472 | 9.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 442 | 8.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 394 | 7.7% |
| Fixed unit trust | 157 | 3.1% |
| Partnership | 130 | 2.5% |
| Family partnership | 81 | 1.6% |
| Other | 207 | 4.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 279 | 23.3% | 6.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 156 | 13.0% | 7.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 150 | 12.5% | 7.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 141 | 11.8% | 9.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 94 | 7.9% | 4.4% |
| Retail Trade | 76 | 6.4% | -1.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 59 | 4.9% | -3.3% |
| Other Services | 54 | 4.5% | 1.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 49 | 4.1% | 4.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 41 | 3.4% | 7.9% |
| Manufacturing | 25 | 2.1% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 22 | 1.8% | -15.4% |
| Education and Training | 20 | 1.7% | -4.8% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 13 | 1.1% | -7.1% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 10 | 0.8% | 25.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 4 | 0.3% | -33.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance9.3%
- Accommodation and Food Services7.9%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services7.6%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services7.1%
- Construction6.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.8 | 0.53× | 13 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.6 | 0.55× | 10 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.4 | 0.59× | 22 |
| Manufacturing | 1.6 | 0.61× | 25 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.6 | 0.69× | 41 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 3.1 | 0.70× | 49 |