Rowville - South Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Rowville and South
VIC · SA2 211011258 · Knox (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 883
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 10,578
- Per 1,000 residents
- 83.5
- Business growth YoY
- 0.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 877
- Change vs prior year
- +6
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes rowville and south), 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 | 587 | 66.5% |
| 1–4 | 230 | 26.0% |
| 5–19 | 50 | 5.7% |
| 20–199 | 18 | 2.0% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 166 | 18.8% | -5.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 124 | 14.0% | -0.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 87 | 9.9% | 2.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 83 | 9.4% | 15.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 74 | 8.4% | 1.4% |
| Retail Trade | 59 | 6.7% | -6.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 51 | 5.8% | -3.8% |
| Other Services | 47 | 5.3% | -2.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 46 | 5.2% | -2.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 45 | 5.1% | 21.6% |
| Education and Training | 30 | 3.4% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 25 | 2.8% | -10.7% |
| Manufacturing | 21 | 2.4% | 16.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 11 | 1.2% | 22.2% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 5 | 0.6% | -16.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | — |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services21.6%
- Manufacturing16.7%
- Health Care and Social Assistance15.3%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services2.4%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing1.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Recreation Services | 1.0 | 0.60× | 11 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.4 | 0.66× | 25 |
| Manufacturing | 2.0 | 0.71× | 21 |