Dandenong North Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 212041312 · Dandenong (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,862
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 23,391
- Per 1,000 residents
- 79.6
- Business growth YoY
- 1.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,844
- Change vs prior year
- +18
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 27,552
≠ 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): 3,582.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,458 | 78.3% |
| 1–4 | 350 | 18.8% |
| 5–19 | 50 | 2.7% |
| 20–199 | 9 | 0.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (27,552). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 13,503 | 49.0% |
| Private company | 7,869 | 28.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 1,085 | 3.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 1,082 | 3.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,002 | 3.6% |
| Fixed unit trust | 741 | 2.7% |
| Strata title | 568 | 2.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 547 | 2.0% |
| Other | 1,155 | 4.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 499 | 26.8% | 4.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 453 | 24.3% | -4.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 154 | 8.3% | -0.6% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 135 | 7.3% | 8.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 117 | 6.3% | 19.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 99 | 5.3% | -3.9% |
| Retail Trade | 84 | 4.5% | -1.2% |
| Other Services | 76 | 4.1% | 2.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 61 | 3.3% | -1.6% |
| Manufacturing | 46 | 2.5% | -11.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 36 | 1.9% | 2.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 31 | 1.7% | -11.4% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 21 | 1.1% | 16.7% |
| Education and Training | 13 | 0.7% | -7.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 12 | 0.6% | 20.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 9 | 0.5% | -10.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 9 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 7 | 0.4% | 16.7% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance19.4%
- Arts and Recreation Services16.7%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services8.9%
- Construction4.4%
- Wholesale Trade2.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.5 | 0.31× | 12 |
| Education and Training | 0.6 | 0.34× | 13 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.3 | 0.38× | 31 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.2 | 0.43× | 99 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5.8 | 0.53× | 135 |
| Retail Trade | 3.6 | 0.56× | 84 |