Frankston Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 214011371 · Frankston (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,048
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 25,043
- Per 1,000 residents
- 81.8
- Business growth YoY
- 1.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,028
- Change vs prior year
- +20
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 16,196
≠ 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): 2,312.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,213 | 59.2% |
| 1–4 | 574 | 28.0% |
| 5–19 | 214 | 10.4% |
| 20–199 | 44 | 2.1% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.3% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (16,196). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 8,634 | 53.3% |
| Private company | 2,824 | 17.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,497 | 9.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 801 | 4.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 715 | 4.4% |
| Strata title | 405 | 2.5% |
| Fixed unit trust | 292 | 1.8% |
| Other incorporated entity | 268 | 1.7% |
| Other | 760 | 4.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 398 | 19.4% | -3.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 313 | 15.3% | 3.6% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 230 | 11.2% | 0.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 184 | 9.0% | -1.6% |
| Retail Trade | 172 | 8.4% | -2.3% |
| Other Services | 146 | 7.1% | 3.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 99 | 4.8% | 10.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 98 | 4.8% | 2.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 97 | 4.7% | 10.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 88 | 4.3% | 7.3% |
| Manufacturing | 60 | 2.9% | -3.2% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 44 | 2.1% | 10.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 43 | 2.1% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 36 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 19 | 0.9% | 5.6% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 12 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 6 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.1% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services10.2%
- Accommodation and Food Services10.0%
- Arts and Recreation Services10.0%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing7.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance3.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.5 | 0.29× | 12 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.5 | 0.52× | 88 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.7 | 0.64× | 43 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 7.3 | 0.70× | 184 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.8 | 0.75× | 19 |