Ferntree Gully (South) - Upper Ferntree Gully Business Statistics 2025

Name: Ferntree Gully (South) - Upper Ferntree Gully
Address: VIC, AU

Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Ferntree Gully (South) and Upper Ferntree Gully

VIC · SA2 211011448 · Knox (SA3) · Area overview

Actively trading businesses: 1,326
Population (SA2 ERP): 15,630
Per 1,000 residents: 84.8
Business growth YoY: -0.2%

Prior year businesses: 1,329
Change vs prior year: -3
Active ABNs (mapped): 10,872

If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes ferntree gully (south) and upper ferntree gully), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?

New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,490.

Businesses by employment size

ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)

Employment size	Businesses	Share
Non-employing	759	57.2%
1–4	386	29.1%
5–19	154	11.6%
20–199	22	1.7%
200+	0	0.0%

ABN entity types

Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (10,872). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.

Entity type	Active ABNs	Share
Individual / sole trader	5,568	51.2%
Private company	2,204	20.3%
Self-managed super fund	839	7.7%
Discretionary services trust	637	5.9%
Discretionary investment trust	570	5.2%
Family partnership	205	1.9%
Strata title	186	1.7%
Other incorporated entity	178	1.6%
Other	485	4.5%

Businesses by industry

ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)

All industries

Industry	Businesses	Share	YoY
Construction	292	22.0%	-1.4%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	171	12.9%	5.6%
Other Services	119	9.0%	5.3%
Retail Trade	116	8.7%	-7.9%
Health Care and Social Assistance	104	7.8%	22.4%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	92	6.9%	-10.7%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	85	6.4%	-1.2%
Manufacturing	73	5.5%	-18.0%
Administrative and Support Services	68	5.1%	13.3%
Accommodation and Food Services	49	3.7%	-7.5%
Wholesale Trade	48	3.6%	-4.0%
Financial and Insurance Services	42	3.2%	0.0%
Arts and Recreation Services	23	1.7%	-4.2%
Education and Training	18	1.4%	0.0%
Information Media and Telecommunications	15	1.1%	25.0%
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	5	0.4%	-16.7%
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services	3	0.2%	—
Public Administration and Safety	3	0.2%	-25.0%

Fastest-growing industries

Health Care and Social Assistance22.4%
Administrative and Support Services13.3%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services5.6%
Other Services5.3%
Financial and Insurance Services0.0%

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	5.9	0.64×	92
Education and Training	1.2	0.72×	18