Mordialloc - Parkdale Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Mordialloc and Parkdale
VIC · SA2 208031193 · Kingston (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,149
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 22,437
- Per 1,000 residents
- 95.8
- Business growth YoY
- -2.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,199
- Change vs prior year
- -50
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 13,933
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes mordialloc and parkdale), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,594.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,257 | 58.5% |
| 1–4 | 624 | 29.0% |
| 5–19 | 210 | 9.8% |
| 20–199 | 56 | 2.6% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (13,933). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 5,285 | 37.9% |
| Private company | 3,767 | 27.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,409 | 10.1% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 999 | 7.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 870 | 6.2% |
| Fixed unit trust | 409 | 2.9% |
| Strata title | 298 | 2.1% |
| Partnership | 207 | 1.5% |
| Other | 689 | 4.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 439 | 20.4% | 0.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 345 | 16.1% | -3.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 236 | 11.0% | -6.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 151 | 7.0% | 6.3% |
| Retail Trade | 146 | 6.8% | -7.0% |
| Manufacturing | 129 | 6.0% | -9.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 110 | 5.1% | -4.3% |
| Other Services | 106 | 4.9% | -0.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 97 | 4.5% | -3.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 94 | 4.4% | 1.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 89 | 4.1% | 0.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 79 | 3.7% | 3.9% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 56 | 2.6% | -5.1% |
| Education and Training | 35 | 1.6% | 9.4% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 15 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 9 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 9 | 0.4% | -18.2% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training9.4%
- Health Care and Social Assistance6.3%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing3.9%
- Financial and Insurance Services1.1%
- Construction0.5%
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 | 3.5 | 0.52× | 79 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.7 | 0.64× | 15 |