Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Point Lonsdale and Queenscliff
VIC · SA2 203031052 · Surf Coast - Bellarine Peninsula (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 535
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 6,053
- Per 1,000 residents
- 88.4
- Business growth YoY
- -3.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 553
- Change vs prior year
- -18
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,945
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes point lonsdale and queenscliff), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 165.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 332 | 62.1% |
| 1–4 | 140 | 26.2% |
| 5–19 | 49 | 9.2% |
| 20–199 | 8 | 1.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,945). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 727 | 37.4% |
| Private company | 414 | 21.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 296 | 15.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 134 | 6.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 133 | 6.8% |
| Other incorporated entity | 50 | 2.6% |
| Family partnership | 41 | 2.1% |
| Fixed unit trust | 35 | 1.8% |
| Other | 115 | 5.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 99 | 18.5% | 5.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 94 | 17.6% | -14.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 57 | 10.7% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 40 | 7.5% | 2.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 40 | 7.5% | -11.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 37 | 6.9% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 31 | 5.8% | 10.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 28 | 5.2% | -6.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 26 | 4.9% | -13.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 21 | 3.9% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 17 | 3.2% | -5.6% |
| Other Services | 14 | 2.6% | 7.7% |
| Education and Training | 11 | 2.1% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 7 | 1.3% | 16.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 7 | 1.3% | -12.5% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance10.7%
- Construction5.3%
- Retail Trade2.6%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services0.0%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing0.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 6.1 | 0.22× | 37 |
| Other Services | 2.3 | 0.56× | 14 |