Ringwood East
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 211031267 · Maroondah (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,475
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 22,164
- Per 1,000 residents
- 66.5
- Business growth YoY
- 0.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,471
- Change vs prior year
- +4
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,616
≠ 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): 802.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 971 | 65.8% |
| 1–4 | 395 | 26.8% |
| 5–19 | 94 | 6.4% |
| 20–199 | 18 | 1.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,616). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,996 | 53.3% |
| Private company | 1,059 | 18.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 470 | 8.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 260 | 4.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 244 | 4.3% |
| Strata title | 202 | 3.6% |
| Other incorporated entity | 79 | 1.4% |
| Family partnership | 72 | 1.3% |
| Other | 234 | 4.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 289 | 19.6% | 1.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 247 | 16.7% | -1.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 162 | 11.0% | 5.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 113 | 7.7% | 1.8% |
| Other Services | 96 | 6.5% | -4.0% |
| Retail Trade | 94 | 6.4% | -6.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 93 | 6.3% | 1.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 81 | 5.5% | 1.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 69 | 4.7% | 3.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 56 | 3.8% | 5.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 41 | 2.8% | 2.5% |
| Manufacturing | 37 | 2.5% | -2.6% |
| Education and Training | 34 | 2.3% | -2.9% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 23 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 22 | 1.5% | -8.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 8 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services5.7%
- Health Care and Social Assistance5.2%
- Financial and Insurance Services3.0%
- Wholesale Trade2.5%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services1.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 5.1 | 0.53× | 113 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.5 | 0.64× | 56 |
| Manufacturing | 1.7 | 0.65× | 37 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 4.2 | 0.65× | 93 |
| Retail Trade | 4.2 | 0.69× | 94 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 1.0 | 0.70× | 23 |