Doncaster East - South Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Doncaster East and South
VIC · SA2 207021425 · Manningham - West (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,915
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 16,983
- Per 1,000 residents
- 112.8
- Business growth YoY
- 0.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,913
- Change vs prior year
- +2
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes doncaster east and south), 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 | 1,280 | 66.8% |
| 1–4 | 459 | 24.0% |
| 5–19 | 152 | 7.9% |
| 20–199 | 27 | 1.4% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 289 | 15.1% | -0.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 287 | 15.0% | 5.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 272 | 14.2% | 10.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 169 | 8.8% | 1.2% |
| Retail Trade | 142 | 7.4% | -16.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 118 | 6.2% | -4.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 115 | 6.0% | -5.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 102 | 5.3% | -15.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 100 | 5.2% | 8.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 99 | 5.2% | 4.2% |
| Other Services | 96 | 5.0% | -6.8% |
| Education and Training | 39 | 2.0% | 25.8% |
| Manufacturing | 34 | 1.8% | 6.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 22 | 1.1% | 4.8% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 10 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 7 | 0.4% | -30.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.3% | -16.7% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | — |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training25.8%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services10.6%
- Administrative and Support Services8.7%
- Manufacturing6.3%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services5.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.6 | 0.56× | 10 |