Broome Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
WA · SA2 510011262 · Kimberley (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,355
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 16,506
- Per 1,000 residents
- 82.1
- Business growth YoY
- 3.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,316
- Change vs prior year
- +39
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,665
≠ 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?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 771.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 758 | 55.9% |
| 1–4 | 323 | 23.8% |
| 5–19 | 200 | 14.8% |
| 20–199 | 72 | 5.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,665). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,217 | 47.5% |
| Private company | 975 | 20.9% |
| Other incorporated entity | 260 | 5.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 254 | 5.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 245 | 5.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 194 | 4.2% |
| Family partnership | 128 | 2.7% |
| Partnership | 91 | 2.0% |
| Other | 301 | 6.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 281 | 20.7% | 2.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 159 | 11.7% | 1.9% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 123 | 9.1% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 117 | 8.6% | 2.6% |
| Other Services | 100 | 7.4% | 12.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 93 | 6.9% | 8.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 86 | 6.3% | 4.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 86 | 6.3% | 2.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 76 | 5.6% | -3.8% |
| Manufacturing | 49 | 3.6% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 42 | 3.1% | -4.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 37 | 2.7% | 2.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 35 | 2.6% | 2.9% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 21 | 1.5% | 10.5% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 18 | 1.3% | -5.3% |
| Education and Training | 18 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 7 | 0.5% | 16.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.3% | — |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services12.4%
- Arts and Recreation Services10.5%
- Health Care and Social Assistance8.1%
- Accommodation and Food Services4.9%
- Financial and Insurance Services2.9%