Rivervale Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
WA · SA2 506021311 · Belmont - Victoria Park (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,272
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,842
- Per 1,000 residents
- 99.0
- Business growth YoY
- 2.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,237
- Change vs prior year
- +35
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,669
≠ 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): 985.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 885 | 69.6% |
| 1–4 | 260 | 20.4% |
| 5–19 | 87 | 6.8% |
| 20–199 | 36 | 2.8% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.5% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,669). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,847 | 61.0% |
| Private company | 936 | 20.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 188 | 4.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 177 | 3.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 152 | 3.3% |
| Strata title | 111 | 2.4% |
| Fixed unit trust | 65 | 1.4% |
| Other incorporated entity | 52 | 1.1% |
| Other | 141 | 3.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 261 | 20.5% | 5.2% |
| Construction | 198 | 15.6% | 4.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 173 | 13.6% | 6.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 127 | 10.0% | 3.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 81 | 6.4% | 15.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 79 | 6.2% | 12.9% |
| Other Services | 61 | 4.8% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 58 | 4.6% | -9.4% |
| Retail Trade | 54 | 4.2% | 1.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 51 | 4.0% | -5.6% |
| Manufacturing | 29 | 2.3% | -14.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 28 | 2.2% | -26.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 14 | 1.1% | -6.7% |
| Education and Training | 13 | 1.0% | 44.4% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 12 | 0.9% | 33.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 12 | 0.9% | 9.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 10 | 0.8% | -9.1% |
| Mining | 8 | 0.6% | -20.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance15.7%
- Administrative and Support Services12.9%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services6.8%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing5.2%
- Construction4.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.8 | 0.44× | 10 |