Cranbourne South Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 212031303 · Casey - South (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,461
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 27,368
- Per 1,000 residents
- 89.9
- Business growth YoY
- 14.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,141
- Change vs prior year
- +320
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ 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?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,753 | 71.2% |
| 1–4 | 556 | 22.6% |
| 5–19 | 133 | 5.4% |
| 20–199 | 29 | 1.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 686 | 27.9% | 32.2% |
| Construction | 584 | 23.7% | 5.6% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 170 | 6.9% | 14.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 167 | 6.8% | 10.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 154 | 6.3% | 14.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 107 | 4.3% | 20.2% |
| Other Services | 104 | 4.2% | 13.0% |
| Retail Trade | 99 | 4.0% | -1.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 84 | 3.4% | 6.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 63 | 2.6% | 10.5% |
| Manufacturing | 57 | 2.3% | 9.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 45 | 1.8% | 28.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 45 | 1.8% | 25.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 39 | 1.6% | -2.5% |
| Education and Training | 18 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 14 | 0.6% | -6.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 13 | 0.5% | -13.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 9 | 0.4% | 80.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing32.2%
- Wholesale Trade28.6%
- Financial and Insurance Services25.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance20.2%
- Administrative and Support Services14.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education and Training | 0.7 | 0.38× | 18 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.6 | 0.38× | 45 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 6.2 | 0.48× | 170 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.9 | 0.48× | 107 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.3 | 0.52× | 63 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.5 | 0.52× | 14 |