Highett (East) - Cheltenham
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Highett (East) and Cheltenham
VIC · SA2 208031188 · Kingston (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 3,148
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 26,320
- Per 1,000 residents
- 119.6
- Business growth YoY
- 1.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 3,109
- Change vs prior year
- +39
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 10,402
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes highett (east) and cheltenham), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,249.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,840 | 58.4% |
| 1–4 | 863 | 27.4% |
| 5–19 | 345 | 11.0% |
| 20–199 | 93 | 3.0% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.1% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (10,402). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 4,134 | 39.7% |
| Private company | 2,922 | 28.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 774 | 7.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 723 | 7.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 637 | 6.1% |
| Strata title | 343 | 3.3% |
| Fixed unit trust | 249 | 2.4% |
| Partnership | 138 | 1.3% |
| Other | 482 | 4.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 493 | 15.7% | 0.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 446 | 14.2% | 2.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 383 | 12.2% | 1.1% |
| Retail Trade | 315 | 10.0% | -0.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 202 | 6.4% | 8.0% |
| Other Services | 197 | 6.3% | 10.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 192 | 6.1% | 4.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 157 | 5.0% | -7.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 146 | 4.6% | 3.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 143 | 4.5% | 2.1% |
| Manufacturing | 137 | 4.4% | -8.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 121 | 3.8% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 74 | 2.4% | -1.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 73 | 2.3% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 28 | 0.9% | 12.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 18 | 0.6% | 5.9% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 9 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 8 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Information Media and Telecommunications12.0%
- Other Services10.7%
- Health Care and Social Assistance8.0%
- Wholesale Trade4.3%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing3.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.7 | 0.60× | 18 |