Newport
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 213021344 · Hobsons Bay (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,619
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 20,328
- Per 1,000 residents
- 79.6
- Business growth YoY
- 1.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,595
- Change vs prior year
- +24
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,025
≠ 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?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 947.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,059 | 65.4% |
| 1–4 | 414 | 25.6% |
| 5–19 | 111 | 6.9% |
| 20–199 | 25 | 1.5% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,025). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,058 | 50.8% |
| Private company | 1,250 | 20.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 426 | 7.1% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 393 | 6.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 333 | 5.5% |
| Other incorporated entity | 102 | 1.7% |
| Strata title | 92 | 1.5% |
| Fixed unit trust | 85 | 1.4% |
| Other | 286 | 4.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 309 | 19.1% | -0.6% |
| Construction | 280 | 17.3% | -1.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 179 | 11.1% | 5.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 147 | 9.1% | 2.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 116 | 7.2% | 11.5% |
| Retail Trade | 90 | 5.6% | -4.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 78 | 4.8% | 4.0% |
| Other Services | 74 | 4.6% | 4.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 65 | 4.0% | -4.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 64 | 4.0% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 53 | 3.3% | -3.6% |
| Education and Training | 42 | 2.6% | 5.0% |
| Manufacturing | 37 | 2.3% | 5.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 27 | 1.7% | 3.8% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 27 | 1.7% | 3.8% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 12 | 0.7% | 9.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 10 | 0.6% | 25.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | — |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | -40.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing11.5%
- Manufacturing5.7%
- Health Care and Social Assistance5.3%
- Education and Training5.0%
- Other Services4.2%
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 | 0.5 | 0.28× | 10 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.3 | 0.52× | 27 |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 0.6 | 0.65× | 12 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 3.2 | 0.68× | 65 |
| Manufacturing | 1.8 | 0.71× | 37 |
| Retail Trade | 4.4 | 0.71× | 90 |