Skye - Sandhurst Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Skye and Sandhurst
VIC · SA2 214011376 · Frankston (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 939
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,601
- Per 1,000 residents
- 69.0
- Business growth YoY
- 1.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 922
- Change vs prior year
- +17
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes skye and sandhurst), 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 | 629 | 67.0% |
| 1–4 | 252 | 26.8% |
| 5–19 | 40 | 4.3% |
| 20–199 | 18 | 1.9% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 240 | 25.6% | 3.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 112 | 11.9% | 5.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 74 | 7.9% | -3.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 73 | 7.8% | 9.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 69 | 7.3% | -4.2% |
| Other Services | 57 | 6.1% | -8.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 53 | 5.6% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 47 | 5.0% | 6.8% |
| Retail Trade | 42 | 4.5% | -6.7% |
| Manufacturing | 32 | 3.4% | 23.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 31 | 3.3% | 14.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 28 | 3.0% | 7.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 23 | 2.4% | 4.5% |
| Education and Training | 20 | 2.1% | -28.6% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 18 | 1.9% | 12.5% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 9 | 1.0% | 28.6% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Manufacturing23.1%
- Wholesale Trade14.8%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services9.0%
- Accommodation and Food Services7.7%
- Financial and Insurance Services6.8%
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 | 1.3 | 0.42× | 18 |
| Retail Trade | 3.1 | 0.54× | 42 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.1 | 0.55× | 28 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 5.4 | 0.61× | 73 |