Toorak Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 206061138 · Stonnington - West (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 3,167
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,610
- Per 1,000 residents
- 232.7
- Business growth YoY
- 3.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 3,066
- Change vs prior year
- +101
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 10,839
≠ 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): 804.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 2,448 | 77.3% |
| 1–4 | 528 | 16.7% |
| 5–19 | 148 | 4.7% |
| 20–199 | 42 | 1.3% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.1% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (10,839). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Private company | 3,121 | 28.8% |
| Individual / sole trader | 2,280 | 21.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 1,791 | 16.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,471 | 13.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 438 | 4.0% |
| Fixed unit trust | 402 | 3.7% |
| Strata title | 398 | 3.7% |
| Trust | 261 | 2.4% |
| Other | 677 | 6.2% |
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 | 967 | 30.5% | 2.9% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 474 | 15.0% | 1.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 434 | 13.7% | 9.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 300 | 9.5% | -1.0% |
| Construction | 271 | 8.6% | 8.4% |
| Retail Trade | 145 | 4.6% | 1.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 104 | 3.3% | 7.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 82 | 2.6% | -3.5% |
| Other Services | 74 | 2.3% | -1.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 73 | 2.3% | 2.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 45 | 1.4% | -2.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 41 | 1.3% | -4.7% |
| Education and Training | 38 | 1.2% | 31.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 38 | 1.2% | -5.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 34 | 1.1% | 3.0% |
| Manufacturing | 30 | 0.9% | -3.2% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 6 | 0.2% | 50.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 6 | 0.2% | -14.3% |
| Mining | 5 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training31.0%
- Financial and Insurance Services9.9%
- Construction8.4%
- Administrative and Support Services7.2%
- Information Media and Telecommunications3.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.0 | 0.45× | 41 |