Clayton South Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 212041310 · Dandenong (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,052
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 15,349
- Per 1,000 residents
- 133.7
- Business growth YoY
- 1.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,028
- Change vs prior year
- +24
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 8,353
≠ 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): 1,368.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,465 | 71.4% |
| 1–4 | 403 | 19.6% |
| 5–19 | 137 | 6.7% |
| 20–199 | 38 | 1.9% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.1% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (8,353). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 5,048 | 60.4% |
| Private company | 1,793 | 21.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 290 | 3.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 275 | 3.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 269 | 3.2% |
| Family partnership | 130 | 1.6% |
| Fixed unit trust | 126 | 1.5% |
| Strata title | 105 | 1.3% |
| Other | 317 | 3.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 483 | 23.5% | 3.2% |
| Construction | 254 | 12.4% | -1.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 204 | 9.9% | 3.0% |
| Retail Trade | 173 | 8.4% | 3.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 172 | 8.4% | -2.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 145 | 7.1% | 4.3% |
| Other Services | 143 | 7.0% | 10.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 138 | 6.7% | -3.5% |
| Manufacturing | 85 | 4.1% | -5.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 76 | 3.7% | -3.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 74 | 3.6% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 39 | 1.9% | 8.3% |
| Education and Training | 18 | 0.9% | -14.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 17 | 0.8% | -5.6% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 14 | 0.7% | 27.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 6 | 0.3% | -14.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.1% | — |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services10.0%
- Financial and Insurance Services8.3%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services4.3%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing3.2%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services3.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 4.8 | 0.71× | 74 |