Albany Surrounds Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
WA · SA2 509011226 · Albany (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 696
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 4,021
- Per 1,000 residents
- 173.1
- Business growth YoY
- 3.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 676
- Change vs prior year
- +20
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 346
≠ 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): 33.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 522 | 75.0% |
| 1–4 | 125 | 18.0% |
| 5–19 | 53 | 7.6% |
| 20–199 | 7 | 1.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (346). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 101 | 29.2% |
| Family partnership | 67 | 19.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 55 | 15.9% |
| Private company | 32 | 9.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 23 | 6.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 22 | 6.4% |
| Partnership | 14 | 4.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 12 | 3.5% |
| Other | 20 | 5.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 375 | 53.9% | 3.0% |
| Construction | 78 | 11.2% | -1.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 74 | 10.6% | 13.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 21 | 3.0% | -4.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 20 | 2.9% | 11.1% |
| Manufacturing | 19 | 2.7% | 5.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 19 | 2.7% | -5.0% |
| Other Services | 17 | 2.4% | -5.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 14 | 2.0% | -6.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 14 | 2.0% | 16.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 11 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 10 | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 6 | 0.9% | -25.0% |
| Education and Training | 6 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 5 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.6% | -20.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.4% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services13.8%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing11.1%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing3.0%
- Construction-1.3%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services-4.5%
Industries with more relative room
Under-indexed vs similar SA2s in WA (density per 1,000). Use as a research starting point — not investment advice.
| Industry | Local /1,000 | vs peers | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Trade | 2.5 | 0.67× | 10 |