Collie Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
WA · SA2 501021009 · Bunbury (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 419
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 9,561
- Per 1,000 residents
- 43.8
- Business growth YoY
- 6.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 394
- Change vs prior year
- +25
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,506
≠ 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): 248.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 231 | 55.1% |
| 1–4 | 112 | 26.7% |
| 5–19 | 59 | 14.1% |
| 20–199 | 9 | 2.1% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,506). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 735 | 48.8% |
| Private company | 183 | 12.2% |
| Family partnership | 118 | 7.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 114 | 7.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 111 | 7.4% |
| Other incorporated entity | 91 | 6.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 45 | 3.0% |
| Partnership | 36 | 2.4% |
| Other | 73 | 4.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 86 | 20.5% | 32.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 76 | 18.1% | 2.7% |
| Other Services | 46 | 11.0% | 21.1% |
| Retail Trade | 38 | 9.1% | -9.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 26 | 6.2% | 4.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 23 | 5.5% | 9.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 23 | 5.5% | 4.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 21 | 5.0% | 23.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 20 | 4.8% | -23.1% |
| Manufacturing | 19 | 4.5% | 5.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 11 | 2.6% | -26.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 9 | 2.1% | -10.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 6 | 1.4% | -14.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 5 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 4 | 1.0% | 33.3% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Construction32.3%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services23.5%
- Other Services21.1%
- Accommodation and Food Services9.5%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services4.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 2.2 | 0.31× | 21 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 2.4 | 0.34× | 23 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 1.2 | 0.38× | 11 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.1 | 0.46× | 20 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.7 | 0.66× | 26 |
| Construction | 9.0 | 0.66× | 86 |