Lakes Entrance
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 205021084 · Gippsland - East (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 871
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 11,331
- Per 1,000 residents
- 76.9
- Business growth YoY
- -1.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 881
- Change vs prior year
- -10
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,666
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area, not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 293.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 552 | 63.4% |
| 1–4 | 217 | 24.9% |
| 5–19 | 80 | 9.2% |
| 20–199 | 26 | 3.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,666). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,273 | 47.7% |
| Private company | 447 | 16.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 269 | 10.1% |
| Family partnership | 173 | 6.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 129 | 4.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 92 | 3.5% |
| Other incorporated entity | 85 | 3.2% |
| Partnership | 53 | 2.0% |
| Other | 145 | 5.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 200 | 23.0% | 1.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 110 | 12.6% | -3.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 103 | 11.8% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 100 | 11.5% | -3.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 62 | 7.1% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 52 | 6.0% | -3.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 49 | 5.6% | 22.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 47 | 5.4% | 2.2% |
| Manufacturing | 38 | 4.4% | 2.7% |
| Other Services | 34 | 3.9% | -12.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 21 | 2.4% | -19.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 19 | 2.2% | 11.8% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 13 | 1.5% | -18.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 10 | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 9 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.5% | 33.3% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance22.5%
- Manufacturing2.7%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing2.2%
- Construction1.0%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale Trade | 0.9 | 0.36× | 10 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 1.9 | 0.44× | 21 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.7 | 0.59× | 19 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5.5 | 0.60× | 62 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 4.1 | 0.66× | 47 |
| Other Services | 3.0 | 0.68× | 34 |