Mount Martha Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 214021382 · Mornington Peninsula (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,796
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 20,161
- Per 1,000 residents
- 89.1
- Business growth YoY
- -1.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,822
- Change vs prior year
- -26
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,480
≠ 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): 684.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,174 | 65.4% |
| 1–4 | 505 | 28.1% |
| 5–19 | 112 | 6.2% |
| 20–199 | 15 | 0.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,480). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,793 | 43.1% |
| Private company | 1,322 | 20.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 855 | 13.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 496 | 7.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 434 | 6.7% |
| Fixed unit trust | 123 | 1.9% |
| Family partnership | 122 | 1.9% |
| Partnership | 72 | 1.1% |
| Other | 263 | 4.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 530 | 29.5% | 1.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 271 | 15.1% | -7.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 213 | 11.9% | 4.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 125 | 7.0% | 5.9% |
| Retail Trade | 95 | 5.3% | -3.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 81 | 4.5% | -9.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 79 | 4.4% | -1.3% |
| Other Services | 69 | 3.8% | -1.4% |
| Manufacturing | 53 | 3.0% | -11.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 48 | 2.7% | 9.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 46 | 2.6% | -6.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 42 | 2.3% | -4.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 42 | 2.3% | -8.7% |
| Education and Training | 36 | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 28 | 1.6% | -6.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 23 | 1.3% | -4.2% |
| Mining | 6 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 6 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Arts and Recreation Services9.1%
- Health Care and Social Assistance5.9%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services4.4%
- Construction1.7%
- Education and Training0.0%
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 | 2.1 | 0.31× | 42 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.3 | 0.59× | 46 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.1 | 0.66× | 23 |
| Other Services | 3.4 | 0.75× | 69 |