Frankston North Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 214011372 · Frankston (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 891
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 19,794
- Per 1,000 residents
- 45.0
- Business growth YoY
- -1.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 905
- Change vs prior year
- -14
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,058
≠ 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): 229.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 556 | 62.4% |
| 1–4 | 272 | 30.5% |
| 5–19 | 55 | 6.2% |
| 20–199 | 3 | 0.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,058). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 778 | 73.5% |
| Private company | 106 | 10.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 45 | 4.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 40 | 3.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 20 | 1.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 16 | 1.5% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 16 | 1.5% |
| Family partnership | 12 | 1.1% |
| Other | 25 | 2.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 274 | 30.8% | -0.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 90 | 10.1% | -4.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 88 | 9.9% | -14.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 77 | 8.6% | 20.3% |
| Retail Trade | 67 | 7.5% | -2.9% |
| Other Services | 53 | 5.9% | -3.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 47 | 5.3% | -7.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 45 | 5.1% | 21.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 38 | 4.3% | -9.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 22 | 2.5% | 4.8% |
| Education and Training | 19 | 2.1% | 11.8% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 18 | 2.0% | 5.9% |
| Manufacturing | 17 | 1.9% | -19.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 13 | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 10 | 1.1% | 25.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 5 | 0.6% | -16.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.6% | -16.7% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | -40.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services21.6%
- Health Care and Social Assistance20.3%
- Financial and Insurance Services4.8%
- Construction-0.7%
- Retail Trade-2.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 1.9 | 0.22× | 38 |
| Wholesale Trade | 0.7 | 0.28× | 13 |
| Manufacturing | 0.9 | 0.33× | 17 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.1 | 0.35× | 22 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.5 | 0.47× | 10 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.5 | 0.47× | 90 |