Cranbourne West Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 212031304 · Casey - South (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,310
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 25,490
- Per 1,000 residents
- 90.6
- Business growth YoY
- 5.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,184
- Change vs prior year
- +126
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 36,007
≠ 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): 6,671.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,711 | 74.1% |
| 1–4 | 455 | 19.7% |
| 5–19 | 112 | 4.8% |
| 20–199 | 30 | 1.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (36,007). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 22,730 | 63.1% |
| Private company | 7,198 | 20.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,595 | 4.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 1,399 | 3.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 929 | 2.6% |
| Family partnership | 457 | 1.3% |
| Other incorporated entity | 422 | 1.2% |
| Fixed unit trust | 387 | 1.1% |
| Other | 890 | 2.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 693 | 30.0% | 0.0% |
| Construction | 502 | 21.7% | 11.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 172 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| Retail Trade | 143 | 6.2% | 8.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 136 | 5.9% | 6.3% |
| Other Services | 119 | 5.2% | -3.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 112 | 4.8% | 34.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 108 | 4.7% | 6.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 73 | 3.2% | 10.6% |
| Manufacturing | 69 | 3.0% | 11.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 57 | 2.5% | -3.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 50 | 2.2% | 8.7% |
| Education and Training | 20 | 0.9% | -25.9% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 19 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 14 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 8 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 7 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.2% | -16.7% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.1% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services34.9%
- Construction11.8%
- Manufacturing11.3%
- Accommodation and Food Services10.6%
- Financial and Insurance Services8.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.4 | 0.41× | 112 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5.3 | 0.45× | 136 |
| Education and Training | 0.8 | 0.47× | 20 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.0 | 0.49× | 50 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.7 | 0.51× | 19 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 4.2 | 0.54× | 108 |