Perth (West) - Northbridge Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Perth (West) and Northbridge
WA · SA2 503021297 · Perth City (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 11,096
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 15,890
- Per 1,000 residents
- 698.3
- Business growth YoY
- 2.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 10,804
- Change vs prior year
- +292
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 36,772
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes perth (west) and northbridge), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 5,404.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 6,557 | 59.1% |
| 1–4 | 2,507 | 22.6% |
| 5–19 | 1,354 | 12.2% |
| 20–199 | 615 | 5.5% |
| 200+ | 56 | 0.5% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (36,772). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Private company | 14,222 | 38.7% |
| Individual / sole trader | 10,509 | 28.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 3,139 | 8.5% |
| Fixed unit trust | 1,769 | 4.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 1,705 | 4.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 1,111 | 3.0% |
| Public company | 904 | 2.5% |
| Other incorporated entity | 743 | 2.0% |
| Other | 2,670 | 7.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 2,497 | 22.5% | 4.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 1,787 | 16.1% | 0.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1,347 | 12.1% | -1.2% |
| Mining | 1,206 | 10.9% | 4.6% |
| Construction | 882 | 7.9% | 3.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 522 | 4.7% | 7.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 518 | 4.7% | -1.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 480 | 4.3% | 7.4% |
| Retail Trade | 353 | 3.2% | -5.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 259 | 2.3% | 7.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 250 | 2.3% | 19.0% |
| Other Services | 217 | 2.0% | -0.9% |
| Manufacturing | 209 | 1.9% | 7.2% |
| Education and Training | 135 | 1.2% | 3.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 127 | 1.1% | -15.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 111 | 1.0% | -5.1% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 80 | 0.7% | 33.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 70 | 0.6% | 2.9% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 24 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 22 | 0.2% | 4.8% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services33.3%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing19.0%
- Wholesale Trade7.9%
- Health Care and Social Assistance7.6%
- Administrative and Support Services7.4%