Pakenham - South West Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Pakenham and South West
VIC · SA2 212011552 · Cardinia (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,530
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 28,194
- Per 1,000 residents
- 89.7
- Business growth YoY
- 2.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,466
- Change vs prior year
- +64
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 17,758
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes pakenham and south west), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 3,028.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,752 | 69.2% |
| 1–4 | 535 | 21.1% |
| 5–19 | 177 | 7.0% |
| 20–199 | 71 | 2.8% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.1% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (17,758). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 10,422 | 58.7% |
| Private company | 3,892 | 21.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 789 | 4.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 767 | 4.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 493 | 2.8% |
| Family partnership | 263 | 1.5% |
| Fixed unit trust | 260 | 1.5% |
| Strata title | 257 | 1.4% |
| Other | 615 | 3.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 632 | 25.0% | 2.8% |
| Construction | 495 | 19.6% | 8.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 208 | 8.2% | 11.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 173 | 6.8% | 0.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 164 | 6.5% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 151 | 6.0% | 4.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 137 | 5.4% | -24.3% |
| Retail Trade | 126 | 5.0% | -2.3% |
| Manufacturing | 107 | 4.2% | 13.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 92 | 3.6% | 4.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 83 | 3.3% | 7.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 58 | 2.3% | 7.4% |
| Education and Training | 31 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 17 | 0.7% | 13.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 16 | 0.6% | -5.9% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 15 | 0.6% | -16.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 14 | 0.6% | -6.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 8 | 0.3% | 14.3% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Manufacturing13.8%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services11.8%
- Construction8.3%
- Wholesale Trade7.8%
- Financial and Insurance Services7.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.6 | 0.39× | 16 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5.8 | 0.44× | 164 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.6 | 0.46× | 17 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.1 | 0.47× | 58 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.5 | 0.51× | 14 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 4.9 | 0.59× | 137 |