Ocean Grove Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 203031490 · Surf Coast - Bellarine Peninsula (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,731
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 20,792
- Per 1,000 residents
- 83.3
- Business growth YoY
- 2.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,685
- Change vs prior year
- +46
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,117
≠ 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): 643.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,076 | 62.2% |
| 1–4 | 482 | 27.8% |
| 5–19 | 138 | 8.0% |
| 20–199 | 32 | 1.8% |
| 200+ | 9 | 0.5% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,117). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,499 | 48.8% |
| Private company | 924 | 18.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 532 | 10.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 398 | 7.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 288 | 5.6% |
| Fixed unit trust | 97 | 1.9% |
| Family partnership | 83 | 1.6% |
| Other incorporated entity | 79 | 1.5% |
| Other | 217 | 4.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 461 | 26.6% | 0.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 273 | 15.8% | 11.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 188 | 10.9% | 9.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 183 | 10.6% | 11.6% |
| Retail Trade | 84 | 4.9% | -9.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 77 | 4.4% | 2.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 69 | 4.0% | -12.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 69 | 4.0% | 16.9% |
| Other Services | 69 | 4.0% | -4.2% |
| Manufacturing | 59 | 3.4% | -1.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 43 | 2.5% | -18.9% |
| Education and Training | 42 | 2.4% | 10.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 41 | 2.4% | 24.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 32 | 1.8% | -15.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 26 | 1.5% | -7.1% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 12 | 0.7% | -7.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Arts and Recreation Services24.2%
- Financial and Insurance Services16.9%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services11.9%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services11.6%
- Education and Training10.5%
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 | 1.5 | 0.23× | 32 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.3 | 0.49× | 26 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.6 | 0.53× | 12 |
| Retail Trade | 4.0 | 0.65× | 84 |
| Other Services | 3.3 | 0.72× | 69 |