Boronia
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 211011446 · Knox (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,707
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 24,763
- Per 1,000 residents
- 68.9
- Business growth YoY
- -0.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,721
- Change vs prior year
- -14
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,286
≠ 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): 966.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,031 | 60.4% |
| 1–4 | 494 | 28.9% |
| 5–19 | 146 | 8.6% |
| 20–199 | 41 | 2.4% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,286). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,545 | 56.4% |
| Private company | 1,124 | 17.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 348 | 5.5% |
| Strata title | 321 | 5.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 240 | 3.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 216 | 3.4% |
| Family partnership | 107 | 1.7% |
| Fixed unit trust | 105 | 1.7% |
| Other | 280 | 4.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 405 | 23.7% | -1.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 211 | 12.4% | 5.5% |
| Retail Trade | 141 | 8.3% | -9.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 135 | 7.9% | 5.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 128 | 7.5% | 8.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 117 | 6.9% | -5.6% |
| Other Services | 108 | 6.3% | 18.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 92 | 5.4% | -16.4% |
| Manufacturing | 88 | 5.2% | -2.2% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 77 | 4.5% | -10.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 57 | 3.3% | -9.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 45 | 2.6% | -4.3% |
| Education and Training | 33 | 1.9% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 24 | 1.4% | 9.1% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 21 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 12 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 6 | 0.4% | 20.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.2% | 33.3% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services18.7%
- Arts and Recreation Services9.1%
- Health Care and Social Assistance8.5%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services5.5%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services5.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.8 | 0.51× | 45 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 5.5 | 0.54× | 135 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 1.0 | 0.65× | 24 |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 0.5 | 0.68× | 12 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 5.2 | 0.68× | 128 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 4.7 | 0.72× | 117 |