Preston - East
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Preston and East
VIC · SA2 209021428 · Darebin - North (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,977
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 23,403
- Per 1,000 residents
- 127.2
- Business growth YoY
- 5.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,823
- Change vs prior year
- +154
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 14,101
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes preston and east), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 2,139.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,768 | 59.4% |
| 1–4 | 666 | 22.4% |
| 5–19 | 296 | 9.9% |
| 20–199 | 240 | 8.1% |
| 200+ | 13 | 0.4% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (14,101). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 7,464 | 52.9% |
| Private company | 2,861 | 20.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 731 | 5.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 704 | 5.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 631 | 4.5% |
| Strata title | 402 | 2.9% |
| Fixed unit trust | 290 | 2.1% |
| Partnership | 241 | 1.7% |
| Other | 777 | 5.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Trade | 431 | 14.5% | 1.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 421 | 14.1% | 15.3% |
| Construction | 364 | 12.2% | 5.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 340 | 11.4% | 6.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 216 | 7.3% | 11.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 192 | 6.4% | 5.5% |
| Other Services | 161 | 5.4% | 9.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 156 | 5.2% | -3.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 137 | 4.6% | -5.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 136 | 4.6% | 6.3% |
| Manufacturing | 109 | 3.7% | -5.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 106 | 3.6% | -2.8% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 85 | 2.9% | 16.4% |
| Education and Training | 46 | 1.5% | 7.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 42 | 1.4% | 7.7% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 12 | 0.4% | 9.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 10 | 0.3% | -9.1% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 8 | 0.3% | 33.3% |
| Currently Unknown | 5 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Arts and Recreation Services16.4%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services15.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance11.3%
- Other Services9.5%
- Information Media and Telecommunications7.7%
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 | 0.4 | 0.32× | 10 |