Parkville
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 206041124 · Melbourne City (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 755
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 8,280
- Per 1,000 residents
- 91.2
- Business growth YoY
- 0.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 748
- Change vs prior year
- +7
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,396
≠ 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): 578.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 554 | 73.4% |
| 1–4 | 141 | 18.7% |
| 5–19 | 42 | 5.6% |
| 20–199 | 21 | 2.8% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.4% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,396). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,925 | 56.7% |
| Private company | 437 | 12.9% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 191 | 5.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 188 | 5.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 179 | 5.3% |
| Other incorporated entity | 140 | 4.1% |
| Fixed unit trust | 61 | 1.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 59 | 1.7% |
| Other | 216 | 6.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 235 | 31.1% | 3.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 123 | 16.3% | -2.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 68 | 9.0% | -8.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 57 | 7.5% | 11.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 49 | 6.5% | 6.5% |
| Construction | 39 | 5.2% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 34 | 4.5% | 3.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 30 | 4.0% | -6.3% |
| Retail Trade | 29 | 3.8% | 11.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 20 | 2.6% | -9.1% |
| Education and Training | 18 | 2.4% | -5.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 15 | 2.0% | -11.8% |
| Manufacturing | 11 | 1.5% | 10.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 11 | 1.5% | -8.3% |
| Other Services | 10 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3 | 0.4% | -25.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.4% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing11.8%
- Retail Trade11.5%
- Financial and Insurance Services6.5%
- Health Care and Social Assistance3.5%
- Accommodation and Food Services3.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 4.7 | 0.29× | 39 |
| Other Services | 1.2 | 0.29× | 10 |
| Manufacturing | 1.3 | 0.45× | 11 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.3 | 0.58× | 11 |