South Hedland Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
WA · SA2 510021270 · East Pilbara (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 431
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,982
- Per 1,000 residents
- 33.2
- Business growth YoY
- 3.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 415
- Change vs prior year
- +16
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,897
≠ 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): 393.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 265 | 61.5% |
| 1–4 | 102 | 23.7% |
| 5–19 | 51 | 11.8% |
| 20–199 | 12 | 2.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,897). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 947 | 49.9% |
| Private company | 379 | 20.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 176 | 9.3% |
| Other incorporated entity | 99 | 5.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 74 | 3.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 71 | 3.7% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 32 | 1.7% |
| Family partnership | 30 | 1.6% |
| Other | 89 | 4.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 89 | 20.6% | 7.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 53 | 12.3% | -7.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 48 | 11.1% | 4.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 45 | 10.4% | 7.1% |
| Other Services | 43 | 10.0% | -12.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 36 | 8.4% | 16.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 29 | 6.7% | 26.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 27 | 6.3% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 18 | 4.2% | 12.5% |
| Manufacturing | 12 | 2.8% | -7.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 6 | 1.4% | -14.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 5 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 4 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 4 | 0.9% | -33.3% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.7% | — |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.7% | — |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.7% | — |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance26.1%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services16.1%
- Construction7.2%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services7.1%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing4.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 2.8 | 0.35× | 36 |
| Retail Trade | 1.4 | 0.36× | 18 |
| Manufacturing | 0.9 | 0.36× | 12 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.5 | 0.44× | 45 |
| Construction | 6.9 | 0.47× | 89 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.2 | 0.48× | 29 |