Ferntree Gully - North
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Ferntree Gully and North
VIC · SA2 211011447 · Knox (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 979
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 14,538
- Per 1,000 residents
- 67.3
- Business growth YoY
- 1.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 967
- Change vs prior year
- +12
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes ferntree gully and north), 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 | 615 | 62.8% |
| 1–4 | 276 | 28.2% |
| 5–19 | 66 | 6.7% |
| 20–199 | 13 | 1.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 271 | 27.7% | -1.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 104 | 10.6% | 5.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 87 | 8.9% | -1.1% |
| Retail Trade | 74 | 7.6% | 5.7% |
| Other Services | 73 | 7.5% | 7.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 66 | 6.7% | -5.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 56 | 5.7% | 5.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 52 | 5.3% | -1.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 47 | 4.8% | -7.8% |
| Manufacturing | 35 | 3.6% | 9.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 32 | 3.3% | 14.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 25 | 2.6% | -10.7% |
| Education and Training | 21 | 2.1% | -8.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 12 | 1.2% | 9.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 10 | 1.0% | 11.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 5 | 0.5% | 25.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | — |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services14.3%
- Manufacturing9.4%
- Other Services7.4%
- Retail Trade5.7%
- Administrative and Support Services5.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.2 | 0.34× | 47 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.7 | 0.42× | 10 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.8 | 0.68× | 12 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.7 | 0.68× | 25 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.2 | 0.71× | 32 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 7.2 | 0.72× | 104 |