Geraldton - East Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Geraldton and East
WA · SA2 511041286 · Mid West (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 441
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 8,599
- Per 1,000 residents
- 51.3
- Business growth YoY
- 7.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 412
- Change vs prior year
- +29
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes geraldton and east), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 244 | 55.3% |
| 1–4 | 118 | 26.8% |
| 5–19 | 55 | 12.5% |
| 20–199 | 14 | 3.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 112 | 25.4% | 2.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 53 | 12.0% | 3.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 53 | 12.0% | 12.8% |
| Other Services | 42 | 9.5% | 16.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 35 | 7.9% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 25 | 5.7% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 21 | 4.8% | 16.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 19 | 4.3% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 17 | 3.9% | 21.4% |
| Retail Trade | 15 | 3.4% | -11.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 14 | 3.2% | 40.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 8 | 1.8% | 60.0% |
| Education and Training | 6 | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 6 | 1.4% | 20.0% |
| Mining | 5 | 1.1% | 25.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 4 | 0.9% | -20.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services16.7%
- Manufacturing16.7%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing12.8%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing3.9%
- Construction2.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 2.2 | 0.36× | 19 |
| Retail Trade | 1.7 | 0.44× | 15 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.0 | 0.53× | 17 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.1 | 0.57× | 35 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.6 | 0.67× | 14 |