Perth (North) - Highgate Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Perth (North) and Highgate
WA · SA2 503021296 · Perth City (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,382
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,732
- Per 1,000 residents
- 173.5
- Business growth YoY
- 2.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,316
- Change vs prior year
- +66
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,481
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes perth (north) and highgate), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 915.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,483 | 62.3% |
| 1–4 | 526 | 22.1% |
| 5–19 | 277 | 11.6% |
| 20–199 | 85 | 3.6% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.3% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,481). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,102 | 60.4% |
| Private company | 711 | 20.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 135 | 3.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 102 | 2.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 102 | 2.9% |
| Strata title | 65 | 1.9% |
| Partnership | 64 | 1.8% |
| Fixed unit trust | 52 | 1.5% |
| Other | 148 | 4.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 479 | 20.1% | -1.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 349 | 14.7% | 3.6% |
| Construction | 288 | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 191 | 8.0% | 3.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 159 | 6.7% | 8.2% |
| Retail Trade | 145 | 6.1% | 3.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 140 | 5.9% | 7.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 125 | 5.2% | 17.9% |
| Other Services | 94 | 3.9% | -11.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 93 | 3.9% | -14.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 70 | 2.9% | 2.9% |
| Manufacturing | 60 | 2.5% | 1.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 58 | 2.4% | 7.4% |
| Education and Training | 38 | 1.6% | 8.6% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 31 | 1.3% | -13.9% |
| Mining | 29 | 1.2% | 11.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 13 | 0.5% | 8.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 10 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 7 | 0.3% | -22.2% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing17.9%
- Construction11.6%
- Mining11.5%
- Education and Training8.6%
- Health Care and Social Assistance8.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.9 | 0.61× | 13 |