Balga - Mirrabooka Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Balga and Mirrabooka
WA · SA2 505021085 · Stirling (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,772
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 23,741
- Per 1,000 residents
- 74.6
- Business growth YoY
- 9.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,613
- Change vs prior year
- +159
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 14,668
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes balga and mirrabooka), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 3,219.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,473 | 83.1% |
| 1–4 | 254 | 14.3% |
| 5–19 | 42 | 2.4% |
| 20–199 | 15 | 0.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (14,668). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 11,087 | 75.6% |
| Private company | 1,766 | 12.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 435 | 3.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 309 | 2.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 244 | 1.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 225 | 1.5% |
| Family partnership | 139 | 0.9% |
| Partnership | 127 | 0.9% |
| Other | 336 | 2.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 825 | 46.6% | 8.8% |
| Construction | 285 | 16.1% | 10.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 136 | 7.7% | 3.8% |
| Other Services | 93 | 5.2% | 1.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 84 | 4.7% | 20.0% |
| Retail Trade | 66 | 3.7% | 4.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 66 | 3.7% | 29.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 54 | 3.0% | 12.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 36 | 2.0% | 12.5% |
| Manufacturing | 27 | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 25 | 1.4% | 25.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 22 | 1.2% | 22.2% |
| Education and Training | 14 | 0.8% | 16.7% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 12 | 0.7% | 20.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 9 | 0.5% | 12.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 9 | 0.5% | 28.6% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | — |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | -40.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services29.4%
- Wholesale Trade25.0%
- Financial and Insurance Services22.2%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services20.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance12.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 1.5 | 0.19× | 36 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 0.9 | 0.32× | 22 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.5 | 0.37× | 84 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.3 | 0.38× | 54 |
| Manufacturing | 1.1 | 0.46× | 27 |
| Education and Training | 0.6 | 0.52× | 14 |