Byford Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
WA · SA2 506061142 · Serpentine - Jarrahdale (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,413
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 27,064
- Per 1,000 residents
- 52.2
- Business growth YoY
- 11.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,268
- Change vs prior year
- +145
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,599
≠ 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): 1,212.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,006 | 71.2% |
| 1–4 | 305 | 21.6% |
| 5–19 | 84 | 5.9% |
| 20–199 | 20 | 1.4% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,599). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,260 | 58.2% |
| Private company | 1,062 | 19.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 432 | 7.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 320 | 5.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 137 | 2.4% |
| Family partnership | 134 | 2.4% |
| Partnership | 71 | 1.3% |
| Other incorporated entity | 64 | 1.1% |
| Other | 119 | 2.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 350 | 24.8% | 11.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 304 | 21.5% | 25.1% |
| Other Services | 138 | 9.8% | 16.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 104 | 7.4% | 18.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 102 | 7.2% | 3.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 76 | 5.4% | 2.7% |
| Retail Trade | 66 | 4.7% | 13.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 62 | 4.4% | -3.1% |
| Manufacturing | 58 | 4.1% | 3.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 31 | 2.2% | 6.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 27 | 1.9% | -3.6% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 24 | 1.7% | -4.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 22 | 1.6% | -4.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 22 | 1.6% | 10.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 8 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 7 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.4% | -16.7% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.3% | -20.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing25.1%
- Health Care and Social Assistance18.2%
- Other Services16.9%
- Retail Trade13.8%
- Construction11.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial and Insurance Services | 0.8 | 0.26× | 22 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 2.8 | 0.34× | 76 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.1 | 0.35× | 31 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.8 | 0.39× | 102 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.0 | 0.49× | 27 |
| Retail Trade | 2.4 | 0.58× | 66 |