Margaret River Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
WA · SA2 501011004 · Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,379
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,077
- Per 1,000 residents
- 114.2
- Business growth YoY
- 1.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,357
- Change vs prior year
- +22
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,045
≠ 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): 741.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 852 | 61.8% |
| 1–4 | 340 | 24.7% |
| 5–19 | 149 | 10.8% |
| 20–199 | 39 | 2.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,045). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,799 | 55.5% |
| Private company | 783 | 15.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 332 | 6.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 294 | 5.8% |
| Family partnership | 244 | 4.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 208 | 4.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 119 | 2.4% |
| Partnership | 99 | 2.0% |
| Other | 167 | 3.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 305 | 22.1% | -2.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 188 | 13.6% | 5.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 123 | 8.9% | 4.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 116 | 8.4% | 9.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 108 | 7.8% | 9.1% |
| Retail Trade | 88 | 6.4% | -7.4% |
| Manufacturing | 72 | 5.2% | -4.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 70 | 5.1% | 7.7% |
| Other Services | 65 | 4.7% | -4.4% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 58 | 4.2% | 1.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 41 | 3.0% | 17.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 38 | 2.8% | -7.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 36 | 2.6% | -2.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 29 | 2.1% | 3.6% |
| Education and Training | 24 | 1.7% | 4.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 8 | 0.6% | -20.0% |
| Mining | 5 | 0.4% | 66.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.4% | -16.7% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services17.1%
- Health Care and Social Assistance9.4%
- Accommodation and Food Services9.1%
- Administrative and Support Services7.7%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services5.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.1 | 0.62× | 38 |