Northcote - East Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Northcote and East
VIC · SA2 206021499 · Darebin - South (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,352
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 15,969
- Per 1,000 residents
- 84.7
- Business growth YoY
- 1.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,337
- Change vs prior year
- +15
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 9,297
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes northcote and east), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,284.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 923 | 68.3% |
| 1–4 | 323 | 23.9% |
| 5–19 | 85 | 6.3% |
| 20–199 | 21 | 1.6% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (9,297). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 5,202 | 56.0% |
| Private company | 1,650 | 17.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 571 | 6.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 557 | 6.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 382 | 4.1% |
| Strata title | 199 | 2.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 157 | 1.7% |
| Partnership | 152 | 1.6% |
| Other | 427 | 4.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 340 | 25.1% | 7.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 198 | 14.6% | 3.7% |
| Construction | 140 | 10.4% | -0.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 123 | 9.1% | 4.2% |
| Retail Trade | 75 | 5.5% | -13.8% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 66 | 4.9% | 1.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 64 | 4.7% | -4.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 63 | 4.7% | 8.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 63 | 4.7% | 3.3% |
| Other Services | 48 | 3.6% | -7.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 47 | 3.5% | 6.8% |
| Education and Training | 36 | 2.7% | -2.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 35 | 2.6% | -7.9% |
| Manufacturing | 29 | 2.1% | -9.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 14 | 1.0% | -26.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 4 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.3% | — |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services8.6%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services7.3%
- Information Media and Telecommunications6.8%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services4.2%
- Health Care and Social Assistance3.7%
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 | 2.2 | 0.34× | 35 |
| Wholesale Trade | 0.9 | 0.38× | 14 |
| Construction | 8.8 | 0.53× | 140 |
| Other Services | 3.0 | 0.67× | 48 |
| Manufacturing | 1.8 | 0.70× | 29 |