Dandenong - North Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Dandenong and North
VIC · SA2 212041563 · Dandenong (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 3,296
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 23,327
- Per 1,000 residents
- 141.3
- Business growth YoY
- 1.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 3,247
- Change vs prior year
- +49
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes dandenong and north), 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 | 2,414 | 73.2% |
| 1–4 | 632 | 19.2% |
| 5–19 | 194 | 5.9% |
| 20–199 | 54 | 1.6% |
| 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 | 758 | 23.0% | 0.3% |
| Construction | 675 | 20.5% | 5.0% |
| Retail Trade | 271 | 8.2% | 0.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 230 | 7.0% | -0.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 224 | 6.8% | -1.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 206 | 6.3% | 2.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 205 | 6.2% | -3.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 188 | 5.7% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 159 | 4.8% | -1.2% |
| Manufacturing | 94 | 2.9% | 13.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 85 | 2.6% | -4.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 78 | 2.4% | 16.4% |
| Education and Training | 43 | 1.3% | 16.2% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 23 | 0.7% | 4.5% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 19 | 0.6% | -5.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 17 | 0.5% | 13.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 9 | 0.3% | -18.2% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 6 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.1% | — |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Wholesale Trade16.4%
- Education and Training16.2%
- Manufacturing13.3%
- Construction5.0%
- Arts and Recreation Services4.5%
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 | 1.0 | 0.71× | 23 |