Emerald - Cockatoo Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Emerald and Cockatoo
VIC · SA2 212011289 · Cardinia (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,872
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 19,043
- Per 1,000 residents
- 98.3
- Business growth YoY
- 0.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,859
- Change vs prior year
- +13
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,565
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes emerald and cockatoo), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 644.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,120 | 59.8% |
| 1–4 | 588 | 31.4% |
| 5–19 | 141 | 7.5% |
| 20–199 | 19 | 1.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,565). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,646 | 47.5% |
| Private company | 1,070 | 19.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 523 | 9.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 406 | 7.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 298 | 5.4% |
| Family partnership | 187 | 3.4% |
| Other incorporated entity | 134 | 2.4% |
| Partnership | 69 | 1.2% |
| Other | 232 | 4.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 645 | 34.5% | 2.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 187 | 10.0% | 2.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 184 | 9.8% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 104 | 5.6% | -5.5% |
| Other Services | 103 | 5.5% | 7.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 93 | 5.0% | 24.0% |
| Manufacturing | 90 | 4.8% | 4.7% |
| Retail Trade | 90 | 4.8% | -3.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 89 | 4.8% | -9.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 58 | 3.1% | 3.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 50 | 2.7% | -5.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 50 | 2.7% | -2.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 48 | 2.6% | -7.7% |
| Education and Training | 25 | 1.3% | -7.4% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 24 | 1.3% | -25.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 18 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 8 | 0.4% | 33.3% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance24.0%
- Other Services7.3%
- Manufacturing4.7%
- Financial and Insurance Services3.6%
- Construction2.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.6 | 0.39× | 50 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.6 | 0.68× | 50 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 4.9 | 0.69× | 93 |