Moorabbin - Heatherton
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Moorabbin and Heatherton
VIC · SA2 208031191 · Kingston (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,593
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 9,826
- Per 1,000 residents
- 263.9
- Business growth YoY
- 0.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,575
- Change vs prior year
- +18
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,486
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes moorabbin and heatherton), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 669.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,399 | 54.0% |
| 1–4 | 690 | 26.6% |
| 5–19 | 353 | 13.6% |
| 20–199 | 142 | 5.5% |
| 200+ | 9 | 0.3% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,486). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Private company | 2,436 | 37.6% |
| Individual / sole trader | 1,921 | 29.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 440 | 6.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 429 | 6.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 403 | 6.2% |
| Fixed unit trust | 247 | 3.8% |
| Partnership | 118 | 1.8% |
| Strata title | 113 | 1.7% |
| Other | 379 | 5.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 386 | 14.9% | -5.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 344 | 13.3% | 1.8% |
| Retail Trade | 322 | 12.4% | -3.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 285 | 11.0% | 12.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 199 | 7.7% | -2.5% |
| Other Services | 199 | 7.7% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 171 | 6.6% | 0.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 125 | 4.8% | 3.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 115 | 4.4% | 4.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 100 | 3.9% | 6.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 94 | 3.6% | -7.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 90 | 3.5% | 7.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 50 | 1.9% | 11.1% |
| Education and Training | 49 | 1.9% | -2.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 17 | 0.7% | -5.6% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 17 | 0.7% | -10.5% |
| Mining | 10 | 0.4% | 25.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 10 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 7 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services12.6%
- Arts and Recreation Services11.1%
- Administrative and Support Services7.1%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing6.4%
- Health Care and Social Assistance4.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mining | 1.0 | 0.74× | 10 |