Brunswick - South
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Brunswick and South
VIC · SA2 206011496 · Brunswick - Coburg (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,862
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 15,366
- Per 1,000 residents
- 121.2
- Business growth YoY
- 3.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,808
- Change vs prior year
- +54
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes brunswick and south), 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 | 1,162 | 62.4% |
| 1–4 | 401 | 21.5% |
| 5–19 | 203 | 10.9% |
| 20–199 | 90 | 4.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 333 | 17.9% | 3.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 234 | 12.6% | 4.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 191 | 10.3% | 13.0% |
| Retail Trade | 167 | 9.0% | 6.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 164 | 8.8% | -3.0% |
| Construction | 143 | 7.7% | 0.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 105 | 5.6% | -0.9% |
| Manufacturing | 73 | 3.9% | -5.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 71 | 3.8% | 9.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 71 | 3.8% | 7.6% |
| Other Services | 70 | 3.8% | 14.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 67 | 3.6% | -2.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 58 | 3.1% | 1.8% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 51 | 2.7% | -3.8% |
| Education and Training | 40 | 2.1% | -14.9% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 11 | 0.6% | -8.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 7 | 0.4% | -30.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services14.8%
- Health Care and Social Assistance13.0%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing9.2%
- Financial and Insurance Services7.6%
- Retail Trade6.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.7 | 0.39× | 11 |
| Construction | 9.3 | 0.56× | 143 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 4.6 | 0.70× | 71 |