Clarinda - Oakleigh South Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Clarinda and Oakleigh South
VIC · SA2 212041309 · Dandenong (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,063
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 11,741
- Per 1,000 residents
- 90.5
- Business growth YoY
- 2.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,037
- Change vs prior year
- +26
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes clarinda and oakleigh south), 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 | 740 | 69.6% |
| 1–4 | 215 | 20.2% |
| 5–19 | 80 | 7.5% |
| 20–199 | 32 | 3.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 182 | 17.1% | 7.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 154 | 14.5% | 6.9% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 126 | 11.9% | -0.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 96 | 9.0% | 5.5% |
| Retail Trade | 70 | 6.6% | -10.3% |
| Manufacturing | 63 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 62 | 5.8% | 8.8% |
| Other Services | 60 | 5.6% | 7.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 58 | 5.5% | -7.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 56 | 5.3% | 7.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 55 | 5.2% | 10.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 36 | 3.4% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 21 | 2.0% | 23.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 10 | 0.9% | -23.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 4 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.3% | -50.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training23.5%
- Health Care and Social Assistance10.0%
- Accommodation and Food Services8.8%
- Construction7.7%
- Wholesale Trade7.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.9 | 0.54× | 10 |