Ballajura Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
WA · SA2 504031056 · Swan (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,245
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 19,879
- Per 1,000 residents
- 62.6
- Business growth YoY
- 4.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,190
- Change vs prior year
- +55
- 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 | 857 | 68.8% |
| 1–4 | 286 | 23.0% |
| 5–19 | 82 | 6.6% |
| 20–199 | 25 | 2.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 355 | 28.5% | 4.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 227 | 18.2% | 13.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 105 | 8.4% | -5.4% |
| Other Services | 87 | 7.0% | 6.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 66 | 5.3% | 11.9% |
| Manufacturing | 63 | 5.1% | 1.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 61 | 4.9% | 19.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 58 | 4.7% | 18.4% |
| Retail Trade | 54 | 4.3% | 1.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 53 | 4.3% | -10.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 30 | 2.4% | -6.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 27 | 2.2% | -12.9% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 15 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 11 | 0.9% | 10.0% |
| Education and Training | 11 | 0.9% | -21.4% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 10 | 0.8% | -23.1% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 6 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 6 | 0.5% | 50.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services19.6%
- Health Care and Social Assistance18.4%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing13.5%
- Administrative and Support Services11.9%
- Other Services6.1%
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 | 2.7 | 0.35× | 53 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.5 | 0.42× | 10 |
| Education and Training | 0.6 | 0.48× | 11 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.8 | 0.49× | 15 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.5 | 0.53× | 30 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.9 | 0.57× | 58 |