North Melbourne
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 206041506 · Melbourne City (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,153
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 19,286
- Per 1,000 residents
- 111.6
- Business growth YoY
- -1.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,187
- Change vs prior year
- -34
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 8,343
≠ 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): 1,671.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,370 | 63.6% |
| 1–4 | 454 | 21.1% |
| 5–19 | 230 | 10.7% |
| 20–199 | 85 | 3.9% |
| 200+ | 8 | 0.4% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (8,343). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 4,801 | 57.5% |
| Private company | 1,605 | 19.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 371 | 4.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 330 | 4.0% |
| Fixed unit trust | 231 | 2.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 222 | 2.7% |
| Other incorporated entity | 179 | 2.1% |
| Strata title | 153 | 1.8% |
| Other | 451 | 5.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 406 | 18.9% | -1.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 302 | 14.0% | -2.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 214 | 9.9% | 8.6% |
| Construction | 176 | 8.2% | -3.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 175 | 8.1% | -5.9% |
| Retail Trade | 141 | 6.5% | -7.2% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 138 | 6.4% | -11.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 103 | 4.8% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 96 | 4.5% | 2.1% |
| Other Services | 83 | 3.9% | -2.4% |
| Education and Training | 64 | 3.0% | 12.3% |
| Manufacturing | 61 | 2.8% | 10.9% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 57 | 2.6% | -6.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 54 | 2.5% | -11.5% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 49 | 2.3% | 2.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 17 | 0.8% | 21.4% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 6 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.2% | -16.7% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training12.3%
- Manufacturing10.9%
- Health Care and Social Assistance8.6%
- Administrative and Support Services2.1%
- Information Media and Telecommunications2.1%
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 | 0.9 | 0.53× | 17 |
| Construction | 9.1 | 0.55× | 176 |