Doreen - North Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Doreen and North
VIC · SA2 209041527 · Whittlesea - Wallan (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,065
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 17,283
- Per 1,000 residents
- 61.6
- Business growth YoY
- 2.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,037
- Change vs prior year
- +28
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 12,835
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes doreen and north), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 2,397.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 690 | 64.8% |
| 1–4 | 300 | 28.2% |
| 5–19 | 66 | 6.2% |
| 20–199 | 9 | 0.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (12,835). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 7,973 | 62.1% |
| Private company | 2,357 | 18.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 758 | 5.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 635 | 4.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 457 | 3.6% |
| Family partnership | 139 | 1.1% |
| Partnership | 111 | 0.9% |
| Fixed unit trust | 102 | 0.8% |
| Other | 303 | 2.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 280 | 26.3% | -2.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 136 | 12.8% | 5.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 99 | 9.3% | -5.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 90 | 8.5% | 5.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 78 | 7.3% | 4.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 73 | 6.9% | 12.3% |
| Other Services | 70 | 6.6% | 11.1% |
| Retail Trade | 67 | 6.3% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 38 | 3.6% | 5.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 29 | 2.7% | 31.8% |
| Manufacturing | 24 | 2.3% | 4.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 23 | 2.2% | 4.5% |
| Education and Training | 19 | 1.8% | -9.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 16 | 1.5% | 23.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 8 | 0.8% | 33.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 7 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.5% | -37.5% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services31.8%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services12.3%
- Other Services11.1%
- Health Care and Social Assistance5.9%
- Financial and Insurance Services5.6%
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 | 1.7 | 0.44× | 29 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.2 | 0.45× | 73 |
| Manufacturing | 1.4 | 0.52× | 24 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.3 | 0.56× | 23 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.9 | 0.59× | 16 |
| Retail Trade | 3.9 | 0.66× | 67 |