Hughesdale
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 208021180 · Glen Eira (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 640
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 8,132
- Per 1,000 residents
- 78.7
- Business growth YoY
- 2.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 622
- Change vs prior year
- +18
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ 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?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 470 | 73.4% |
| 1–4 | 132 | 20.6% |
| 5–19 | 30 | 4.7% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 0.9% |
| 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 | 113 | 17.7% | 11.9% |
| Construction | 90 | 14.1% | -8.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 88 | 13.8% | 25.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 72 | 11.3% | -1.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 45 | 7.0% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 43 | 6.7% | 7.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 42 | 6.6% | 23.5% |
| Retail Trade | 41 | 6.4% | -12.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 24 | 3.8% | -11.1% |
| Other Services | 22 | 3.4% | 37.5% |
| Manufacturing | 16 | 2.5% | 6.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 16 | 2.5% | -20.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 10 | 1.6% | -16.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 6 | 0.9% | -14.3% |
| Education and Training | 6 | 0.9% | -45.5% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services37.5%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing25.7%
- Administrative and Support Services23.5%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services11.9%
- Financial and Insurance Services7.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 2.0 | 0.61× | 16 |
| Other Services | 2.7 | 0.63× | 22 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 1.2 | 0.63× | 10 |
| Construction | 11.1 | 0.66× | 90 |