Wakefield - Barunga West Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Wakefield and Barunga West
SA · SA2 405021119 · Lower North (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,112
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 9,786
- Per 1,000 residents
- 113.6
- Business growth YoY
- -0.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,119
- Change vs prior year
- -7
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,728
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes wakefield and barunga west), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 249.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 750 | 67.4% |
| 1–4 | 270 | 24.3% |
| 5–19 | 77 | 6.9% |
| 20–199 | 13 | 1.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,728). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 924 | 33.9% |
| Private company | 364 | 13.3% |
| Family partnership | 327 | 12.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 313 | 11.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 254 | 9.3% |
| Other incorporated entity | 164 | 6.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 146 | 5.4% |
| Partnership | 71 | 2.6% |
| Other | 165 | 6.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 507 | 45.6% | -2.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 183 | 16.5% | 4.0% |
| Construction | 79 | 7.1% | -8.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 58 | 5.2% | -4.9% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 39 | 3.5% | 2.6% |
| Retail Trade | 37 | 3.3% | -14.0% |
| Other Services | 35 | 3.1% | 12.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 32 | 2.9% | 6.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 28 | 2.5% | -9.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 27 | 2.4% | 8.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 26 | 2.3% | 30.0% |
| Manufacturing | 22 | 2.0% | 10.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 15 | 1.3% | -16.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 5 | 0.4% | 66.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 5 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services30.0%
- Other Services12.9%
- Manufacturing10.0%
- Administrative and Support Services8.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance6.7%
Industries with more relative room
Under-indexed vs similar SA2s in SA (density per 1,000). Use as a research starting point — not investment advice.
| Industry | Local /1,000 | vs peers | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 8.1 | 0.57× | 79 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.0 | 0.70× | 39 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.3 | 0.71× | 32 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.5 | 0.73× | 15 |