Surrey Hills (East) - Mont Albert Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Surrey Hills (East) and Mont Albert
VIC · SA2 207031167 · Whitehorse - West (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,155
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 10,776
- Per 1,000 residents
- 107.2
- Business growth YoY
- 4.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,109
- Change vs prior year
- +46
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 10,039
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes surrey hills (east) and mont albert), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 926.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 797 | 69.0% |
| 1–4 | 266 | 23.0% |
| 5–19 | 75 | 6.5% |
| 20–199 | 13 | 1.1% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.3% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (10,039). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,006 | 29.9% |
| Private company | 2,243 | 22.3% |
| Strata title | 1,522 | 15.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,184 | 11.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 827 | 8.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 403 | 4.0% |
| Fixed unit trust | 260 | 2.6% |
| Other incorporated entity | 119 | 1.2% |
| Other | 475 | 4.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 244 | 21.1% | -4.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 154 | 13.3% | 12.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 150 | 13.0% | 0.0% |
| Construction | 117 | 10.1% | 14.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 98 | 8.5% | 3.2% |
| Retail Trade | 77 | 6.7% | 4.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 57 | 4.9% | 3.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 55 | 4.8% | -1.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 34 | 2.9% | 13.3% |
| Other Services | 33 | 2.9% | 6.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 32 | 2.8% | 3.2% |
| Education and Training | 30 | 2.6% | 25.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 24 | 2.1% | 20.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 15 | 1.3% | 7.1% |
| Manufacturing | 15 | 1.3% | -6.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 14 | 1.2% | -6.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training25.0%
- Arts and Recreation Services20.0%
- Construction14.7%
- Accommodation and Food Services13.3%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services12.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.4 | 0.40× | 15 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.0 | 0.47× | 32 |
| Manufacturing | 1.4 | 0.53× | 15 |
| Construction | 10.9 | 0.66× | 117 |
| Other Services | 3.1 | 0.71× | 33 |