Seaford (Vic.) Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 214011375 · Frankston (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,671
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 18,305
- Per 1,000 residents
- 91.3
- Business growth YoY
- -0.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,672
- Change vs prior year
- -1
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,357
≠ 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): 729.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 970 | 58.0% |
| 1–4 | 466 | 27.9% |
| 5–19 | 198 | 11.8% |
| 20–199 | 40 | 2.4% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,357). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,741 | 43.1% |
| Private company | 1,155 | 18.2% |
| Strata title | 1,134 | 17.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 321 | 5.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 319 | 5.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 221 | 3.5% |
| Fixed unit trust | 114 | 1.8% |
| Family partnership | 83 | 1.3% |
| Other | 269 | 4.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 429 | 25.7% | 2.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 223 | 13.3% | 7.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 165 | 9.9% | -5.2% |
| Retail Trade | 123 | 7.4% | 0.8% |
| Manufacturing | 116 | 6.9% | -9.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 108 | 6.5% | 12.5% |
| Other Services | 108 | 6.5% | 2.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 73 | 4.4% | -2.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 73 | 4.4% | -6.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 73 | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 49 | 2.9% | -12.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 41 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 31 | 1.9% | -3.1% |
| Education and Training | 30 | 1.8% | -11.8% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 11 | 0.7% | 10.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 11 | 0.7% | -15.4% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 7 | 0.4% | -12.5% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance12.5%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services7.2%
- Administrative and Support Services4.3%
- Other Services2.9%
- Financial and Insurance Services2.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.6 | 0.54× | 11 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 4.0 | 0.61× | 73 |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 0.6 | 0.65× | 11 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.2 | 0.67× | 41 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.7 | 0.69× | 49 |