Rowville - North Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Rowville and North
VIC · SA2 211011257 · Knox (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 763
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,827
- Per 1,000 residents
- 97.5
- Business growth YoY
- 2.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 742
- Change vs prior year
- +21
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes rowville and north), 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 | 441 | 57.8% |
| 1–4 | 212 | 27.8% |
| 5–19 | 87 | 11.4% |
| 20–199 | 22 | 2.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 144 | 18.9% | -1.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 109 | 14.3% | 4.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 78 | 10.2% | 2.6% |
| Other Services | 64 | 8.4% | -9.9% |
| Manufacturing | 57 | 7.5% | 11.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 53 | 6.9% | 26.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 51 | 6.7% | 13.3% |
| Retail Trade | 51 | 6.7% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 36 | 4.7% | 2.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 35 | 4.6% | -2.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 29 | 3.8% | 3.6% |
| Education and Training | 21 | 2.8% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 20 | 2.6% | -4.8% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 8 | 1.0% | 14.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.5% | -20.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services26.2%
- Wholesale Trade13.3%
- Manufacturing11.8%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services4.8%
- Health Care and Social Assistance3.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.6 | 0.73× | 20 |