Dromana Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 214021377 · Mornington Peninsula (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,386
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,925
- Per 1,000 residents
- 99.5
- Business growth YoY
- 3.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,338
- Change vs prior year
- +48
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,536
≠ 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): 509.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 875 | 63.1% |
| 1–4 | 373 | 26.9% |
| 5–19 | 110 | 7.9% |
| 20–199 | 32 | 2.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,536). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,047 | 45.1% |
| Private company | 912 | 20.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 499 | 11.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 298 | 6.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 284 | 6.3% |
| Family partnership | 108 | 2.4% |
| Fixed unit trust | 84 | 1.9% |
| Strata title | 80 | 1.8% |
| Other | 224 | 4.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 379 | 27.3% | -0.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 184 | 13.3% | 2.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 148 | 10.7% | 8.0% |
| Retail Trade | 96 | 6.9% | 1.1% |
| Other Services | 87 | 6.3% | 8.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 68 | 4.9% | 19.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 66 | 4.8% | 1.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 65 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 57 | 4.1% | 9.6% |
| Manufacturing | 51 | 3.7% | -3.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 45 | 3.2% | -8.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 38 | 2.7% | 22.6% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 36 | 2.6% | 20.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 22 | 1.6% | -4.3% |
| Education and Training | 19 | 1.4% | -5.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 15 | 1.1% | 7.1% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.3% | 33.3% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | -40.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Wholesale Trade22.6%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing20.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance19.3%
- Financial and Insurance Services9.6%
- Other Services8.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.2 | 0.51× | 45 |