Como Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
WA · SA2 506071145 · South Perth (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,349
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 16,221
- Per 1,000 residents
- 83.2
- Business growth YoY
- 2.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,312
- Change vs prior year
- +37
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 9,795
≠ 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): 1,494.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 922 | 68.3% |
| 1–4 | 301 | 22.3% |
| 5–19 | 103 | 7.6% |
| 20–199 | 20 | 1.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (9,795). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 4,704 | 48.0% |
| Private company | 1,985 | 20.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 881 | 9.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 628 | 6.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 486 | 5.0% |
| Strata title | 409 | 4.2% |
| Other incorporated entity | 146 | 1.5% |
| Partnership | 119 | 1.2% |
| Other | 437 | 4.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 303 | 22.5% | 5.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 170 | 12.6% | 9.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 161 | 11.9% | 0.6% |
| Construction | 153 | 11.3% | 3.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 109 | 8.1% | -5.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 65 | 4.8% | -4.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 58 | 4.3% | 1.8% |
| Retail Trade | 56 | 4.2% | -5.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 54 | 4.0% | 3.8% |
| Other Services | 47 | 3.5% | -13.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 37 | 2.7% | 5.7% |
| Manufacturing | 27 | 2.0% | 35.0% |
| Education and Training | 26 | 1.9% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 25 | 1.9% | 4.2% |
| Mining | 23 | 1.7% | 21.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 17 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 13 | 1.0% | 18.2% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.4% | 66.7% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Manufacturing35.0%
- Mining21.1%
- Health Care and Social Assistance9.7%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services5.9%
- Wholesale Trade5.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Services | 2.9 | 0.66× | 47 |
| Manufacturing | 1.7 | 0.68× | 27 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.0 | 0.69× | 17 |
| Construction | 9.4 | 0.70× | 153 |