Armadale - Wungong - Brookdale Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Armadale, Wungong and Brookdale
WA · SA2 506011110 · Armadale (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,189
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 28,839
- Per 1,000 residents
- 41.2
- Business growth YoY
- 10.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,078
- Change vs prior year
- +111
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 19,809
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes armadale, wungong and brookdale), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 4,385.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 803 | 67.5% |
| 1–4 | 259 | 21.8% |
| 5–19 | 96 | 8.1% |
| 20–199 | 33 | 2.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (19,809). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 12,068 | 60.9% |
| Private company | 3,811 | 19.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 955 | 4.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 919 | 4.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 586 | 3.0% |
| Family partnership | 305 | 1.5% |
| Other incorporated entity | 260 | 1.3% |
| Partnership | 222 | 1.1% |
| Other | 683 | 3.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 304 | 25.6% | 27.2% |
| Construction | 200 | 16.8% | 13.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 100 | 8.4% | 7.5% |
| Other Services | 85 | 7.1% | -4.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 80 | 6.7% | 2.6% |
| Retail Trade | 76 | 6.4% | 5.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 76 | 6.4% | 11.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 56 | 4.7% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 55 | 4.6% | 12.2% |
| Manufacturing | 52 | 4.4% | -5.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 26 | 2.2% | 23.8% |
| Education and Training | 17 | 1.4% | -10.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 14 | 1.2% | -6.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 14 | 1.2% | 27.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 12 | 1.0% | -25.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 8 | 0.7% | 60.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 7 | 0.6% | -12.5% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.3% | -20.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing27.2%
- Wholesale Trade23.8%
- Construction13.6%
- Accommodation and Food Services12.2%
- Administrative and Support Services11.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial and Insurance Services | 0.5 | 0.17× | 14 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 1.9 | 0.25× | 56 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.4 | 0.26× | 12 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 2.8 | 0.32× | 80 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.5 | 0.42× | 14 |
| Wholesale Trade | 0.9 | 0.45× | 26 |