Phillip Island Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 205031091 · Gippsland - South West (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,236
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 14,795
- Per 1,000 residents
- 83.5
- Business growth YoY
- 0.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,233
- Change vs prior year
- +3
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,888
≠ 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): 591.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 757 | 61.2% |
| 1–4 | 344 | 27.8% |
| 5–19 | 111 | 9.0% |
| 20–199 | 26 | 2.1% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,888). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,459 | 50.3% |
| Private company | 872 | 17.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 396 | 8.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 265 | 5.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 203 | 4.2% |
| Family partnership | 195 | 4.0% |
| Strata title | 126 | 2.6% |
| Other incorporated entity | 97 | 2.0% |
| Other | 275 | 5.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 344 | 27.8% | 0.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 124 | 10.0% | 7.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 122 | 9.9% | -4.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 107 | 8.7% | -0.9% |
| Retail Trade | 80 | 6.5% | -7.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 72 | 5.8% | -5.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 64 | 5.2% | 6.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 57 | 4.6% | 9.6% |
| Other Services | 51 | 4.1% | -1.9% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 42 | 3.4% | -12.5% |
| Manufacturing | 40 | 3.2% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 30 | 2.4% | 3.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 29 | 2.3% | 3.6% |
| Education and Training | 28 | 2.3% | 16.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 25 | 2.0% | -3.8% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 9 | 0.7% | 12.5% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.3% | — |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training16.7%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing9.6%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services7.8%
- Health Care and Social Assistance6.7%
- Financial and Insurance Services3.6%
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 | 3.9 | 0.61× | 57 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.0 | 0.63× | 29 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 4.3 | 0.67× | 64 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.7 | 0.72× | 25 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 7.2 | 0.73× | 107 |