Geraldton - South Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Geraldton and South
WA · SA2 511041288 · Mid West (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 564
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 11,205
- Per 1,000 residents
- 50.3
- Business growth YoY
- 4.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 542
- Change vs prior year
- +22
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes geraldton and south), 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 | 362 | 64.2% |
| 1–4 | 149 | 26.4% |
| 5–19 | 46 | 8.2% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 1.1% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 106 | 18.8% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 88 | 15.6% | -8.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 71 | 12.6% | 14.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 66 | 11.7% | 8.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 49 | 8.7% | 16.7% |
| Other Services | 45 | 8.0% | 7.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 35 | 6.2% | 6.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 19 | 3.4% | 5.6% |
| Manufacturing | 14 | 2.5% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 14 | 2.5% | -6.7% |
| Retail Trade | 14 | 2.5% | -17.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 14 | 2.5% | 16.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 12 | 2.1% | 33.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 6 | 1.1% | 20.0% |
| Education and Training | 5 | 0.9% | 25.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.5% | — |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing16.7%
- Health Care and Social Assistance14.5%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services8.2%
- Other Services7.1%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services6.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Trade | 1.2 | 0.32× | 14 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 1.2 | 0.40× | 14 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.1 | 0.41× | 12 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.1 | 0.43× | 35 |
| Manufacturing | 1.2 | 0.47× | 14 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.2 | 0.55× | 14 |