The Basin

Statistical area (SA2)

VIC · SA2 211011449 · Knox (SA3) · Business statistics view

Actively trading businesses: 289
Population (SA2 ERP): 4,336
Per 1,000 residents: 66.7
Business growth YoY: 2.8%

Prior year businesses: 281
Change vs prior year: +8
Active ABNs (mapped): —

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?

Businesses by employment size

ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)

Employment size	Businesses	Share
Non-employing	181	62.6%
1–4	90	31.1%
5–19	15	5.2%
20–199	3	1.0%
200+	0	0.0%

Businesses by industry

ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)

All industries

Industry	Businesses	Share	YoY
Construction	94	32.5%	-5.1%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	39	13.5%	8.3%
Other Services	23	8.0%	0.0%
Retail Trade	19	6.6%	5.6%
Administrative and Support Services	18	6.2%	0.0%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	14	4.8%	-12.5%
Manufacturing	12	4.2%	50.0%
Financial and Insurance Services	12	4.2%	33.3%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	12	4.2%	-20.0%
Health Care and Social Assistance	12	4.2%	100.0%
Wholesale Trade	9	3.1%	12.5%
Accommodation and Food Services	9	3.1%	-18.2%
Arts and Recreation Services	4	1.4%	-20.0%
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	3	1.0%	0.0%
Information Media and Telecommunications	3	1.0%	—
Public Administration and Safety	3	1.0%	—
Education and Training	3	1.0%	-50.0%

Fastest-growing industries

Professional, Scientific and Technical Services8.3%
Other Services0.0%
Construction-5.1%

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	2.8	0.38×	12
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	3.2	0.63×	14
Manufacturing	2.8	0.71×	12
Health Care and Social Assistance	2.8	0.72×	12