Pakenham - South East
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Pakenham and South East
VIC · SA2 212011551 · Cardinia (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,076
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 6,778
- Per 1,000 residents
- 158.7
- Business growth YoY
- 2.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,046
- Change vs prior year
- +30
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes pakenham 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 | 650 | 60.4% |
| 1–4 | 265 | 24.6% |
| 5–19 | 125 | 11.6% |
| 20–199 | 32 | 3.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 193 | 17.9% | -0.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 169 | 15.7% | -4.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 110 | 10.2% | 6.8% |
| Retail Trade | 91 | 8.5% | 7.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 87 | 8.1% | 10.1% |
| Other Services | 82 | 7.6% | 10.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 74 | 6.9% | 13.8% |
| Manufacturing | 63 | 5.9% | 1.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 55 | 5.1% | 7.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 35 | 3.3% | -14.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 32 | 3.0% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 23 | 2.1% | 76.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 22 | 2.0% | -15.4% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 15 | 1.4% | -11.8% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 6 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 6 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training76.9%
- Administrative and Support Services13.8%
- Other Services10.8%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services10.1%
- Health Care and Social Assistance7.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 2.2 | 0.26× | 15 |