Australind - Leschenault Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Australind and Leschenault
WA · SA2 501021005 · Bunbury (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 904
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 21,751
- Per 1,000 residents
- 41.6
- Business growth YoY
- 7.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 844
- Change vs prior year
- +60
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,832
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes australind and leschenault), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 722.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 564 | 62.4% |
| 1–4 | 235 | 26.0% |
| 5–19 | 94 | 10.4% |
| 20–199 | 22 | 2.4% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,832). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,036 | 53.1% |
| Private company | 570 | 14.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 412 | 10.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 248 | 6.5% |
| Family partnership | 156 | 4.1% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 125 | 3.3% |
| Other incorporated entity | 90 | 2.3% |
| Partnership | 51 | 1.3% |
| Other | 144 | 3.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 224 | 24.8% | 10.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 94 | 10.4% | 25.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 85 | 9.4% | 16.4% |
| Other Services | 76 | 8.4% | 0.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 72 | 8.0% | -4.0% |
| Retail Trade | 58 | 6.4% | 7.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 57 | 6.3% | 14.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 44 | 4.9% | 7.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 39 | 4.3% | -15.2% |
| Manufacturing | 36 | 4.0% | -12.2% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 32 | 3.5% | -5.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 28 | 3.1% | 7.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 22 | 2.4% | 4.8% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 11 | 1.2% | 120.0% |
| Education and Training | 10 | 1.1% | 25.0% |
| Mining | 7 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 5 | 0.6% | 66.7% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.4% | -33.3% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance25.3%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services16.4%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing14.0%
- Construction10.3%
- Financial and Insurance Services7.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education and Training | 0.5 | 0.39× | 10 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.6 | 0.40× | 57 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.5 | 0.42× | 11 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.3 | 0.44× | 72 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.5 | 0.47× | 32 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.3 | 0.48× | 28 |