West Beach Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
SA · SA2 404031109 · West Torrens (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 432
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 5,487
- Per 1,000 residents
- 78.7
- Business growth YoY
- 1.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 426
- Change vs prior year
- +6
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ 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?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 299 | 69.2% |
| 1–4 | 88 | 20.4% |
| 5–19 | 32 | 7.4% |
| 20–199 | 3 | 0.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 86 | 19.9% | -2.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 69 | 16.0% | 1.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 48 | 11.1% | 20.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 38 | 8.8% | 2.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 36 | 8.3% | -2.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 25 | 5.8% | 4.2% |
| Retail Trade | 24 | 5.6% | -20.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 22 | 5.1% | 4.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 18 | 4.2% | 5.9% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 15 | 3.5% | 15.4% |
| Other Services | 14 | 3.2% | -6.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 10 | 2.3% | -9.1% |
| Manufacturing | 8 | 1.9% | -20.0% |
| Education and Training | 8 | 1.9% | 60.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 5 | 1.2% | 25.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services20.0%
- Administrative and Support Services4.8%
- Accommodation and Food Services4.2%
- Health Care and Social Assistance2.7%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services1.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Services | 2.6 | 0.62× | 14 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.8 | 0.67× | 10 |