Sydenham Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 213011339 · Brimbank (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 873
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,025
- Per 1,000 residents
- 72.6
- Business growth YoY
- -1.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 888
- Change vs prior year
- -15
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ 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?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 687 | 78.7% |
| 1–4 | 154 | 17.6% |
| 5–19 | 30 | 3.4% |
| 20–199 | 4 | 0.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 232 | 26.6% | 2.7% |
| Construction | 196 | 22.5% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 65 | 7.4% | -8.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 62 | 7.1% | -1.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 58 | 6.6% | 11.5% |
| Other Services | 51 | 5.8% | -7.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 50 | 5.7% | -9.1% |
| Retail Trade | 43 | 4.9% | -6.5% |
| Manufacturing | 24 | 2.7% | -11.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 24 | 2.7% | -4.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 22 | 2.5% | 4.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 11 | 1.3% | -15.4% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 9 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 7 | 0.8% | -12.5% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 7 | 0.8% | -12.5% |
| Education and Training | 7 | 0.8% | -12.5% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance11.5%
- Financial and Insurance Services4.8%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing2.7%
- Construction0.0%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services-1.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale Trade | 0.9 | 0.38× | 11 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.2 | 0.50× | 50 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.0 | 0.54× | 24 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5.2 | 0.55× | 62 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.8 | 0.63× | 22 |
| Retail Trade | 3.6 | 0.64× | 43 |