Berwick - South East
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Berwick and South East
VIC · SA2 212021553 · Casey - North (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,540
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 20,765
- Per 1,000 residents
- 74.2
- Business growth YoY
- 5.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,462
- Change vs prior year
- +78
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes berwick and south 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 | 1,055 | 68.5% |
| 1–4 | 394 | 25.6% |
| 5–19 | 76 | 4.9% |
| 20–199 | 14 | 0.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 286 | 18.6% | -2.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 220 | 14.3% | -0.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 184 | 11.9% | 24.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 181 | 11.8% | 7.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 109 | 7.1% | 5.8% |
| Retail Trade | 97 | 6.3% | -3.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 95 | 6.2% | 4.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 82 | 5.3% | 17.1% |
| Other Services | 78 | 5.1% | 5.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 52 | 3.4% | 30.0% |
| Manufacturing | 45 | 2.9% | 2.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 41 | 2.7% | 10.8% |
| Education and Training | 20 | 1.3% | 33.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 19 | 1.2% | -9.5% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 17 | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 7 | 0.5% | -12.5% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 7 | 0.5% | 40.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training33.3%
- Accommodation and Food Services30.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance24.3%
- Financial and Insurance Services17.1%
- Wholesale Trade10.8%
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 | 5.2 | 0.54× | 109 |
| Education and Training | 1.0 | 0.60× | 20 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.9 | 0.61× | 19 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.5 | 0.64× | 52 |