Beaconsfield - Officer
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Beaconsfield and Officer
VIC · SA2 212011546 · Cardinia (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,479
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 29,524
- Per 1,000 residents
- 84.0
- Business growth YoY
- 6.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,332
- Change vs prior year
- +147
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 10,374
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes beaconsfield and officer), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 2,058.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,770 | 71.4% |
| 1–4 | 542 | 21.9% |
| 5–19 | 144 | 5.8% |
| 20–199 | 16 | 0.6% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (10,374). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 6,086 | 58.7% |
| Private company | 2,267 | 21.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 612 | 5.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 455 | 4.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 353 | 3.4% |
| Family partnership | 133 | 1.3% |
| Fixed unit trust | 111 | 1.1% |
| Partnership | 96 | 0.9% |
| Other | 261 | 2.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 526 | 21.2% | 3.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 516 | 20.8% | 12.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 262 | 10.6% | 8.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 187 | 7.5% | 16.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 175 | 7.1% | 1.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 168 | 6.8% | 4.3% |
| Retail Trade | 145 | 5.8% | -5.2% |
| Other Services | 122 | 4.9% | 14.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 87 | 3.5% | 7.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 76 | 3.1% | -5.0% |
| Manufacturing | 54 | 2.2% | -12.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 46 | 1.9% | 15.0% |
| Education and Training | 34 | 1.4% | 6.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 28 | 1.1% | 3.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 23 | 0.9% | 35.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 17 | 0.7% | -5.6% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 7 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 6 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Information Media and Telecommunications35.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance16.9%
- Wholesale Trade15.0%
- Other Services14.0%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing12.2%
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 | 0.46× | 17 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 5.9 | 0.53× | 175 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.6 | 0.54× | 46 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.6 | 0.57× | 76 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.9 | 0.64× | 28 |
| Education and Training | 1.2 | 0.64× | 34 |