Seabrook

Statistical area (SA2)

VIC · SA2 213021345 · Hobsons Bay (SA3) · Business statistics view

Actively trading businesses: 290
Population (SA2 ERP): 4,932
Per 1,000 residents: 58.8
Business growth YoY: -0.3%

Prior year businesses: 291
Change vs prior year: -1
Active ABNs (mapped): —

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?

Businesses by employment size

ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)

Employment size	Businesses	Share
Non-employing	220	75.9%
1–4	72	24.8%
5–19	12	4.1%
20–199	0	0.0%
200+	0	0.0%

Businesses by industry

ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)

All industries

Industry	Businesses	Share	YoY
Construction	71	24.5%	9.2%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	58	20.0%	-3.3%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	42	14.5%	0.0%
Other Services	20	6.9%	11.1%
Health Care and Social Assistance	19	6.6%	11.8%
Retail Trade	18	6.2%	28.6%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	14	4.8%	16.7%
Administrative and Support Services	12	4.1%	-20.0%
Accommodation and Food Services	10	3.4%	42.9%
Financial and Insurance Services	7	2.4%	-12.5%
Manufacturing	6	2.1%	0.0%
Wholesale Trade	5	1.7%	-66.7%
Information Media and Telecommunications	5	1.7%	0.0%
Education and Training	3	1.0%	-25.0%

Fastest-growing industries

Other Services11.1%
Construction9.2%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services0.0%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing-3.3%

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
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	2.8	0.36×	14
Accommodation and Food Services	2.0	0.50×	10
Administrative and Support Services	2.4	0.67×	12
Retail Trade	3.6	0.74×	18