Geraldton - North Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Geraldton and North
WA · SA2 511041287 · Mid West (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 493
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 9,890
- Per 1,000 residents
- 49.8
- Business growth YoY
- 5.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 469
- Change vs prior year
- +24
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,930
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes geraldton and north), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 229.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 319 | 64.7% |
| 1–4 | 125 | 25.4% |
| 5–19 | 34 | 6.9% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 1.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,930). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 709 | 36.7% |
| Private company | 376 | 19.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 221 | 11.5% |
| Family partnership | 189 | 9.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 154 | 8.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 111 | 5.8% |
| Other incorporated entity | 51 | 2.6% |
| Partnership | 35 | 1.8% |
| Other | 84 | 4.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 131 | 26.6% | 3.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 56 | 11.4% | 1.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 43 | 8.7% | -4.4% |
| Other Services | 40 | 8.1% | 33.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 38 | 7.7% | 2.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 37 | 7.5% | 15.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 33 | 6.7% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 25 | 5.1% | 31.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 24 | 4.9% | 14.3% |
| Retail Trade | 22 | 4.5% | 4.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 12 | 2.4% | -20.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 9 | 1.8% | 12.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 7 | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 5 | 1.0% | -44.4% |
| Education and Training | 5 | 1.0% | 25.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.6% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services33.3%
- Manufacturing31.6%
- Health Care and Social Assistance15.6%
- Administrative and Support Services14.3%
- Retail Trade4.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.2 | 0.45× | 12 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.8 | 0.49× | 38 |
| Retail Trade | 2.2 | 0.56× | 22 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.3 | 0.61× | 43 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.3 | 0.72× | 33 |