Carrum - Patterson Lakes
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Carrum and Patterson Lakes
VIC · SA2 208031185 · Kingston (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,059
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,478
- Per 1,000 residents
- 84.9
- Business growth YoY
- -1.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,073
- Change vs prior year
- -14
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,667
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes carrum and patterson lakes), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 439.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 688 | 65.0% |
| 1–4 | 297 | 28.0% |
| 5–19 | 69 | 6.5% |
| 20–199 | 9 | 0.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,667). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,629 | 44.4% |
| Private company | 777 | 21.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 395 | 10.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 269 | 7.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 197 | 5.4% |
| Strata title | 81 | 2.2% |
| Fixed unit trust | 80 | 2.2% |
| Family partnership | 67 | 1.8% |
| Other | 172 | 4.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 267 | 25.2% | -5.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 159 | 15.0% | 5.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 134 | 12.7% | 8.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 72 | 6.8% | -2.7% |
| Retail Trade | 70 | 6.6% | -6.7% |
| Other Services | 53 | 5.0% | -3.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 50 | 4.7% | 0.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 44 | 4.2% | -6.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 44 | 4.2% | -13.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 43 | 4.1% | 7.5% |
| Manufacturing | 34 | 3.2% | -12.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 23 | 2.2% | -8.0% |
| Education and Training | 17 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 14 | 1.3% | 55.6% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 14 | 1.3% | 16.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 9 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 6 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 6 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services8.9%
- Accommodation and Food Services7.5%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services5.3%
- Financial and Insurance Services0.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance-2.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.5 | 0.56× | 44 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 1.1 | 0.71× | 14 |