Doveton Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 212021295 · Casey - North (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,210
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,893
- Per 1,000 residents
- 93.8
- Business growth YoY
- 3.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,175
- Change vs prior year
- +35
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,350
≠ 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): 765.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 961 | 79.4% |
| 1–4 | 203 | 16.8% |
| 5–19 | 45 | 3.7% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 0.5% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,350). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,262 | 75.0% |
| Private company | 647 | 14.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 88 | 2.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 77 | 1.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 66 | 1.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 51 | 1.2% |
| Family partnership | 35 | 0.8% |
| Partnership | 33 | 0.8% |
| Other | 91 | 2.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 422 | 34.9% | 2.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 333 | 27.5% | 4.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 77 | 6.4% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 64 | 5.3% | 6.7% |
| Other Services | 51 | 4.2% | 6.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 43 | 3.6% | -12.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 41 | 3.4% | 5.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 36 | 3.0% | 28.6% |
| Manufacturing | 33 | 2.7% | 13.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 33 | 2.7% | -5.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 32 | 2.6% | 33.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 9 | 0.7% | 28.6% |
| Education and Training | 9 | 0.7% | -10.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 8 | 0.7% | -27.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 7 | 0.6% | -22.2% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 6 | 0.5% | -40.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services33.3%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services28.6%
- Manufacturing13.8%
- Retail Trade6.7%
- Other Services6.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.2 | 0.33× | 41 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 2.8 | 0.33× | 36 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.3 | 0.53× | 43 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.5 | 0.68× | 32 |