Pakenham - North West Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Pakenham and North West
VIC · SA2 212011550 · Cardinia (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 907
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 10,502
- Per 1,000 residents
- 86.4
- Business growth YoY
- 13.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 798
- Change vs prior year
- +109
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes pakenham and north west), 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 | 635 | 70.0% |
| 1–4 | 201 | 22.2% |
| 5–19 | 50 | 5.5% |
| 20–199 | 9 | 1.0% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 238 | 26.2% | 17.8% |
| Construction | 177 | 19.5% | 9.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 77 | 8.5% | 26.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 68 | 7.5% | 13.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 65 | 7.2% | 27.5% |
| Other Services | 54 | 6.0% | 1.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 49 | 5.4% | 8.9% |
| Retail Trade | 44 | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Manufacturing | 24 | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 23 | 2.5% | 21.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 21 | 2.3% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 15 | 1.7% | 25.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 14 | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 14 | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 9 | 1.0% | 50.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.6% | -16.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.4% | -33.3% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.3% | — |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services27.5%
- Administrative and Support Services26.2%
- Financial and Insurance Services21.1%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing17.8%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services13.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.3 | 0.25× | 14 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.4 | 0.40× | 15 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 6.5 | 0.73× | 68 |