Pakenham - North East Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Pakenham and North East
VIC · SA2 212011549 · Cardinia (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,035
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 16,593
- Per 1,000 residents
- 62.4
- Business growth YoY
- 4.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 991
- Change vs prior year
- +44
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes pakenham and north east), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 741 | 71.6% |
| 1–4 | 242 | 23.4% |
| 5–19 | 38 | 3.7% |
| 20–199 | 10 | 1.0% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 252 | 24.3% | -8.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 204 | 19.7% | 4.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 85 | 8.2% | 9.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 84 | 8.1% | -4.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 76 | 7.3% | 10.1% |
| Other Services | 75 | 7.2% | 19.0% |
| Retail Trade | 49 | 4.7% | 28.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 47 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| Manufacturing | 33 | 3.2% | 6.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 28 | 2.7% | 55.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 25 | 2.4% | 25.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 23 | 2.2% | 21.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 16 | 1.5% | 23.1% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 12 | 1.2% | 50.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 10 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 8 | 0.8% | -42.9% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.5% | 66.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services55.6%
- Retail Trade28.9%
- Financial and Insurance Services25.0%
- Wholesale Trade21.1%
- Other Services19.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.6 | 0.21× | 10 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 2.8 | 0.30× | 47 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.7 | 0.44× | 28 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.5 | 0.47× | 25 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5.1 | 0.50× | 85 |
| Retail Trade | 3.0 | 0.50× | 49 |