Avondale Heights
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 210011533 · Keilor (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 995
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,861
- Per 1,000 residents
- 77.4
- Business growth YoY
- 3.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 966
- Change vs prior year
- +29
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,482
≠ 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): 466.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 720 | 72.4% |
| 1–4 | 220 | 22.1% |
| 5–19 | 55 | 5.5% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 0.6% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,482). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,560 | 44.8% |
| Private company | 694 | 19.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 313 | 9.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 310 | 8.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 225 | 6.5% |
| Fixed unit trust | 92 | 2.6% |
| Family partnership | 79 | 2.3% |
| Partnership | 47 | 1.3% |
| Other | 162 | 4.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 187 | 18.8% | -3.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 184 | 18.5% | 12.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 120 | 12.1% | 1.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 87 | 8.7% | -6.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 84 | 8.4% | -3.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 59 | 5.9% | 1.7% |
| Retail Trade | 57 | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| Other Services | 48 | 4.8% | 9.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 40 | 4.0% | 11.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 37 | 3.7% | -2.6% |
| Manufacturing | 20 | 2.0% | -9.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 20 | 2.0% | -13.0% |
| Education and Training | 15 | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 14 | 1.4% | 100.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 10 | 1.0% | 42.9% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.4% | — |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services12.2%
- Administrative and Support Services11.1%
- Other Services9.1%
- Retail Trade5.6%
- Financial and Insurance Services1.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 1.6 | 0.57× | 20 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.8 | 0.64× | 10 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.6 | 0.65× | 20 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 1.1 | 0.69× | 14 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 3.1 | 0.71× | 40 |
| Education and Training | 1.2 | 0.75× | 15 |