Roebourne Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
WA · SA2 510031273 · West Pilbara (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 205
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 5,770
- Per 1,000 residents
- 35.5
- Business growth YoY
- 7.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 191
- Change vs prior year
- +14
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 896
≠ 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): 140.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 120 | 58.5% |
| 1–4 | 54 | 26.3% |
| 5–19 | 9 | 4.4% |
| 20–199 | 17 | 8.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (896). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 314 | 35.0% |
| Private company | 185 | 20.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 93 | 10.4% |
| Other incorporated entity | 93 | 10.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 70 | 7.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 44 | 4.9% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 31 | 3.5% |
| Family partnership | 16 | 1.8% |
| Other | 50 | 5.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 43 | 21.0% | 22.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 21 | 10.2% | -4.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 19 | 9.3% | -5.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 19 | 9.3% | 5.6% |
| Retail Trade | 17 | 8.3% | 21.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 14 | 6.8% | 16.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 13 | 6.3% | -23.5% |
| Manufacturing | 12 | 5.9% | 20.0% |
| Other Services | 12 | 5.9% | 50.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 10 | 4.9% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 8 | 3.9% | 33.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 4 | 2.0% | -33.3% |
| Mining | 4 | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 1.5% | — |
| Wholesale Trade | 3 | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 1.5% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Construction22.9%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services-4.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Services | 2.1 | 0.41× | 12 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.6 | 0.43× | 21 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.3 | 0.49× | 13 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.7 | 0.59× | 10 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.3 | 0.60× | 19 |
| Manufacturing | 2.1 | 0.61× | 12 |