Carrum Downs Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 214011370 · Frankston (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,555
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 23,464
- Per 1,000 residents
- 108.9
- Business growth YoY
- 0.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,541
- Change vs prior year
- +14
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,985
≠ 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): 1,058.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,408 | 55.1% |
| 1–4 | 634 | 24.8% |
| 5–19 | 402 | 15.7% |
| 20–199 | 106 | 4.1% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.1% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,985). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,234 | 46.3% |
| Private company | 2,007 | 28.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 380 | 5.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 323 | 4.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 318 | 4.6% |
| Fixed unit trust | 225 | 3.2% |
| Strata title | 135 | 1.9% |
| Partnership | 80 | 1.1% |
| Other | 283 | 4.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 660 | 25.8% | -0.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 273 | 10.7% | -0.7% |
| Manufacturing | 255 | 10.0% | 1.6% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 214 | 8.4% | 8.6% |
| Retail Trade | 181 | 7.1% | -4.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 175 | 6.8% | -4.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 170 | 6.7% | 6.3% |
| Other Services | 162 | 6.3% | 2.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 117 | 4.6% | -4.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 102 | 4.0% | 7.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 78 | 3.1% | 4.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 48 | 1.9% | -12.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 35 | 1.4% | 9.4% |
| Education and Training | 22 | 0.9% | 22.2% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 18 | 0.7% | -10.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 18 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 13 | 0.5% | 8.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 11 | 0.4% | 22.2% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training22.2%
- Arts and Recreation Services9.4%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services8.6%
- Health Care and Social Assistance7.4%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing6.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.0 | 0.51× | 48 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.8 | 0.53× | 18 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 4.3 | 0.56× | 102 |
| Education and Training | 0.9 | 0.57× | 22 |
| Public Administration and Safety | 0.5 | 0.64× | 11 |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 0.6 | 0.69× | 13 |