Keysborough - North Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Keysborough and North
VIC · SA2 212041565 · Dandenong (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,427
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 15,067
- Per 1,000 residents
- 94.7
- Business growth YoY
- -1.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,443
- Change vs prior year
- -16
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 10,184
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes keysborough and north), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,559.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 859 | 60.2% |
| 1–4 | 374 | 26.2% |
| 5–19 | 151 | 10.6% |
| 20–199 | 43 | 3.0% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.4% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (10,184). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 4,715 | 46.3% |
| Private company | 2,888 | 28.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 616 | 6.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 581 | 5.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 524 | 5.1% |
| Fixed unit trust | 212 | 2.1% |
| Family partnership | 152 | 1.5% |
| Other incorporated entity | 123 | 1.2% |
| Other | 373 | 3.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 252 | 17.7% | -1.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 190 | 13.3% | -6.9% |
| Retail Trade | 139 | 9.7% | -0.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 138 | 9.7% | 7.0% |
| Other Services | 109 | 7.6% | 1.9% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 108 | 7.6% | 2.9% |
| Manufacturing | 96 | 6.7% | 2.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 85 | 6.0% | -15.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 76 | 5.3% | -5.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 76 | 5.3% | 18.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 61 | 4.3% | 1.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 34 | 2.4% | -8.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 15 | 1.1% | -16.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 14 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 14 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 9 | 0.6% | 50.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 8 | 0.6% | -11.1% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance18.8%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services7.0%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services2.9%
- Manufacturing2.1%
- Other Services1.9%
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 | 0.9 | 0.40× | 14 |
| Education and Training | 0.9 | 0.60× | 14 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 1.0 | 0.66× | 15 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 7.2 | 0.72× | 108 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.3 | 0.73× | 34 |