Mornington - East
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Mornington and East
VIC · SA2 214021591 · Mornington Peninsula (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,649
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 15,082
- Per 1,000 residents
- 109.3
- Business growth YoY
- -1.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,677
- Change vs prior year
- -28
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 9,451
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes mornington and east), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,011.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 932 | 56.5% |
| 1–4 | 467 | 28.3% |
| 5–19 | 203 | 12.3% |
| 20–199 | 36 | 2.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (9,451). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,723 | 39.4% |
| Private company | 2,238 | 23.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,015 | 10.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 677 | 7.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 556 | 5.9% |
| Strata title | 311 | 3.3% |
| Fixed unit trust | 279 | 3.0% |
| Family partnership | 165 | 1.7% |
| Other | 487 | 5.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 426 | 25.8% | -1.6% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 201 | 12.2% | 1.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 166 | 10.1% | -5.1% |
| Retail Trade | 140 | 8.5% | -3.4% |
| Other Services | 120 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 107 | 6.5% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 68 | 4.1% | -8.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 66 | 4.0% | -1.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 61 | 3.7% | -11.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 61 | 3.7% | -11.6% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 61 | 3.7% | 3.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 50 | 3.0% | -2.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 46 | 2.8% | 7.0% |
| Education and Training | 36 | 2.2% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 20 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 10 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.2% | -20.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | — |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services7.0%
- Other Services6.2%
- Arts and Recreation Services3.4%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services1.5%
- Health Care and Social Assistance0.0%
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 | 0.7 | 0.59× | 10 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 4.0 | 0.62× | 61 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.3 | 0.67× | 20 |