Carnarvon Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
WA · SA2 511021276 · Gascoyne (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 537
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 5,306
- Per 1,000 residents
- 101.2
- Business growth YoY
- -2.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 551
- Change vs prior year
- -14
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,518
≠ 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): 166.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 333 | 62.0% |
| 1–4 | 107 | 19.9% |
| 5–19 | 73 | 13.6% |
| 20–199 | 17 | 3.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,518). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 528 | 34.8% |
| Private company | 250 | 16.5% |
| Family partnership | 155 | 10.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 154 | 10.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 126 | 8.3% |
| Partnership | 79 | 5.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 74 | 4.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 61 | 4.0% |
| Other | 91 | 6.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 230 | 42.8% | -3.0% |
| Construction | 63 | 11.7% | -6.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 44 | 8.2% | 4.8% |
| Retail Trade | 30 | 5.6% | 7.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 28 | 5.2% | -9.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 24 | 4.5% | -11.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 23 | 4.3% | -11.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 23 | 4.3% | 4.5% |
| Other Services | 19 | 3.5% | 26.7% |
| Manufacturing | 15 | 2.8% | -11.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 14 | 2.6% | 16.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 7 | 1.3% | -22.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 4 | 0.7% | -33.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 4 | 0.7% | 33.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.6% | — |
| Education and Training | 3 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Retail Trade7.1%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services4.8%
- Administrative and Support Services4.5%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing-3.0%
- Construction-6.0%