Narre Warren - North East Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Narre Warren and North East
VIC · SA2 212021455 · Casey - North (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 916
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,618
- Per 1,000 residents
- 67.3
- Business growth YoY
- -0.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 919
- Change vs prior year
- -3
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes narre warren and north east), 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 | 673 | 73.5% |
| 1–4 | 214 | 23.4% |
| 5–19 | 22 | 2.4% |
| 20–199 | 7 | 0.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 305 | 33.3% | 1.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 130 | 14.2% | -12.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 82 | 9.0% | 3.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 55 | 6.0% | 17.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 55 | 6.0% | -6.8% |
| Other Services | 54 | 5.9% | -10.0% |
| Retail Trade | 51 | 5.6% | 2.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 48 | 5.2% | -4.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 27 | 2.9% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 25 | 2.7% | 13.6% |
| Manufacturing | 22 | 2.4% | 29.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 21 | 2.3% | 10.5% |
| Education and Training | 13 | 1.4% | -7.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 9 | 1.0% | 50.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 6 | 0.7% | 50.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 6 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Manufacturing29.4%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services17.0%
- Financial and Insurance Services13.6%
- Wholesale Trade10.5%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services3.8%
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 | 4.0 | 0.46× | 55 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.0 | 0.53× | 27 |
| Manufacturing | 1.6 | 0.59× | 22 |
| Education and Training | 1.0 | 0.61× | 13 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.8 | 0.61× | 25 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.5 | 0.63× | 21 |