Capel Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
WA · SA2 501021007 · Bunbury (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 522
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 6,027
- Per 1,000 residents
- 86.6
- Business growth YoY
- -0.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 523
- Change vs prior year
- -1
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,741
≠ 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): 238.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 344 | 65.9% |
| 1–4 | 113 | 21.6% |
| 5–19 | 60 | 11.5% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 1.1% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,741). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 771 | 44.3% |
| Private company | 253 | 14.5% |
| Family partnership | 170 | 9.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 160 | 9.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 137 | 7.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 80 | 4.6% |
| Other incorporated entity | 57 | 3.3% |
| Partnership | 41 | 2.4% |
| Other | 72 | 4.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 156 | 29.9% | 1.3% |
| Construction | 96 | 18.4% | -1.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 43 | 8.2% | 4.9% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 30 | 5.7% | -11.8% |
| Other Services | 29 | 5.6% | 26.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 28 | 5.4% | 3.7% |
| Retail Trade | 24 | 4.6% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 23 | 4.4% | -4.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 20 | 3.8% | -13.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 18 | 3.4% | -10.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 14 | 2.7% | 16.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 12 | 2.3% | 9.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 10 | 1.9% | -9.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 9 | 1.7% | -18.2% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.8% | -20.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.6% | — |
| Education and Training | 3 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services26.1%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services4.9%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing3.7%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing1.3%
- Retail Trade0.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale Trade | 1.7 | 0.68× | 10 |