Essendon - East
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Essendon and East
VIC · SA2 206031502 · Essendon (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,721
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,196
- Per 1,000 residents
- 130.4
- Business growth YoY
- 1.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,691
- Change vs prior year
- +30
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes essendon and east), 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 | 1,114 | 64.7% |
| 1–4 | 408 | 23.7% |
| 5–19 | 153 | 8.9% |
| 20–199 | 53 | 3.1% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 283 | 16.4% | -3.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 281 | 16.3% | 5.6% |
| Construction | 233 | 13.5% | -3.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 197 | 11.4% | 5.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 121 | 7.0% | 6.1% |
| Retail Trade | 101 | 5.9% | 4.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 94 | 5.5% | 2.2% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 86 | 5.0% | -3.4% |
| Other Services | 82 | 4.8% | 9.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 74 | 4.3% | 10.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 37 | 2.1% | -2.6% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 37 | 2.1% | 2.8% |
| Education and Training | 29 | 1.7% | 7.4% |
| Manufacturing | 28 | 1.6% | -3.4% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 15 | 0.9% | -6.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 9 | 0.5% | -10.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 7 | 0.4% | -12.5% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services10.4%
- Other Services9.3%
- Education and Training7.4%
- Financial and Insurance Services6.1%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services5.6%