Brunswick East
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 206011106 · Brunswick - Coburg (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,303
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 14,693
- Per 1,000 residents
- 88.7
- Business growth YoY
- 4.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,251
- Change vs prior year
- +52
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,809
≠ 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): 975.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 868 | 66.6% |
| 1–4 | 293 | 22.5% |
| 5–19 | 111 | 8.5% |
| 20–199 | 30 | 2.3% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,809). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,356 | 57.8% |
| Private company | 1,115 | 19.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 285 | 4.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 212 | 3.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 196 | 3.4% |
| Strata title | 160 | 2.8% |
| Partnership | 119 | 2.0% |
| Fixed unit trust | 101 | 1.7% |
| Other | 265 | 4.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 301 | 23.1% | 7.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 139 | 10.7% | 6.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 131 | 10.1% | 7.4% |
| Construction | 106 | 8.1% | -5.4% |
| Retail Trade | 92 | 7.1% | 2.2% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 90 | 6.9% | 20.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 78 | 6.0% | 5.4% |
| Other Services | 65 | 5.0% | 12.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 51 | 3.9% | -7.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 51 | 3.9% | -3.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 51 | 3.9% | 10.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 47 | 3.6% | -11.3% |
| Manufacturing | 32 | 2.5% | -8.6% |
| Education and Training | 30 | 2.3% | 3.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 27 | 2.1% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | — |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services20.0%
- Other Services12.1%
- Administrative and Support Services10.9%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services7.9%
- Health Care and Social Assistance7.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 7.2 | 0.43× | 106 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.5 | 0.55× | 51 |