Burwood East
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 207031166 · Whitehorse - West (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,307
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,460
- Per 1,000 residents
- 104.9
- Business growth YoY
- 6.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,224
- Change vs prior year
- +83
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,444
≠ 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): 679.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 918 | 70.2% |
| 1–4 | 290 | 22.2% |
| 5–19 | 69 | 5.3% |
| 20–199 | 22 | 1.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,444). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,350 | 52.9% |
| Private company | 1,030 | 23.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 259 | 5.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 258 | 5.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 148 | 3.3% |
| Strata title | 76 | 1.7% |
| Fixed unit trust | 66 | 1.5% |
| Other incorporated entity | 64 | 1.4% |
| Other | 193 | 4.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 196 | 15.0% | 9.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 172 | 13.2% | -1.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 159 | 12.2% | -5.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 151 | 11.6% | 26.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 110 | 8.4% | 14.6% |
| Retail Trade | 95 | 7.3% | 8.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 93 | 7.1% | 17.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 68 | 5.2% | 4.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 65 | 5.0% | -5.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 65 | 5.0% | -5.8% |
| Other Services | 63 | 4.8% | 8.6% |
| Education and Training | 28 | 2.1% | 3.7% |
| Manufacturing | 13 | 1.0% | 30.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 12 | 0.9% | 71.4% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 7 | 0.5% | 16.7% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.3% | 33.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing26.9%
- Administrative and Support Services17.7%
- Health Care and Social Assistance14.6%
- Construction9.5%
- Other Services8.6%
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 | 1.0 | 0.40× | 13 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 1.0 | 0.62× | 12 |