Bassendean - Eden Hill - Ashfield Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Bassendean, Eden Hill and Ashfield
WA · SA2 504011044 · Bayswater - Bassendean (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,247
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 17,413
- Per 1,000 residents
- 71.6
- Business growth YoY
- 1.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,227
- Change vs prior year
- +20
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,523
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes bassendean, eden hill and ashfield), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 955.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 777 | 62.3% |
| 1–4 | 306 | 24.5% |
| 5–19 | 109 | 8.7% |
| 20–199 | 61 | 4.9% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,523). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,139 | 56.8% |
| Private company | 975 | 17.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 296 | 5.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 286 | 5.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 238 | 4.3% |
| Family partnership | 113 | 2.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 107 | 1.9% |
| Strata title | 91 | 1.6% |
| Other | 278 | 5.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 227 | 18.2% | 4.6% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 182 | 14.6% | -3.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 150 | 12.0% | -6.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 117 | 9.4% | 9.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 82 | 6.6% | 17.1% |
| Retail Trade | 73 | 5.9% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 69 | 5.5% | -5.5% |
| Manufacturing | 68 | 5.5% | -4.2% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 52 | 4.2% | -5.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 50 | 4.0% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 48 | 3.8% | 41.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 43 | 3.4% | 2.4% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 26 | 2.1% | -3.7% |
| Education and Training | 15 | 1.2% | -16.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 14 | 1.1% | -6.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 13 | 1.0% | 18.2% |
| Mining | 11 | 0.9% | 22.2% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.3% | 33.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services41.2%
- Health Care and Social Assistance17.1%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing9.3%
- Construction4.6%
- Financial and Insurance Services2.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mining | 0.6 | 0.49× | 11 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.8 | 0.51× | 14 |