Kew - South
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Kew and South
VIC · SA2 207011521 · Boroondara (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,027
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,306
- Per 1,000 residents
- 164.7
- Business growth YoY
- 2.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,978
- Change vs prior year
- +49
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes kew 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 | 1,412 | 69.7% |
| 1–4 | 435 | 21.5% |
| 5–19 | 147 | 7.3% |
| 20–199 | 25 | 1.2% |
| 200+ | 4 | 0.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 406 | 20.0% | 6.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 366 | 18.1% | -3.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 319 | 15.7% | -0.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 184 | 9.1% | 7.6% |
| Construction | 169 | 8.3% | 7.6% |
| Retail Trade | 98 | 4.8% | -3.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 82 | 4.0% | -6.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 69 | 3.4% | 4.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 67 | 3.3% | 3.1% |
| Other Services | 51 | 2.5% | 6.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 50 | 2.5% | 22.0% |
| Education and Training | 41 | 2.0% | 2.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 38 | 1.9% | -7.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 31 | 1.5% | 93.8% |
| Manufacturing | 23 | 1.1% | 15.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 17 | 0.8% | -15.0% |
| Mining | 8 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.2% | -28.6% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing93.8%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing22.0%
- Manufacturing15.0%
- Construction7.6%
- Financial and Insurance Services7.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 4.1 | 0.62× | 50 |