South Perth - Kensington Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes South Perth and Kensington
WA · SA2 506071147 · South Perth (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 3,082
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 19,447
- Per 1,000 residents
- 158.5
- Business growth YoY
- 5.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,914
- Change vs prior year
- +168
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 10,740
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes south perth and kensington), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,208.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 2,076 | 67.4% |
| 1–4 | 664 | 21.5% |
| 5–19 | 267 | 8.7% |
| 20–199 | 69 | 2.2% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (10,740). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,113 | 29.0% |
| Private company | 2,911 | 27.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,923 | 17.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 888 | 8.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 510 | 4.7% |
| Strata title | 329 | 3.1% |
| Fixed unit trust | 303 | 2.8% |
| Other incorporated entity | 148 | 1.4% |
| Other | 615 | 5.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 647 | 21.0% | 6.6% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 552 | 17.9% | 8.9% |
| Construction | 387 | 12.6% | 0.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 307 | 10.0% | 4.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 283 | 9.2% | 0.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 142 | 4.6% | 18.3% |
| Retail Trade | 111 | 3.6% | 9.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 105 | 3.4% | 16.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 103 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
| Other Services | 86 | 2.8% | 3.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 73 | 2.4% | 7.4% |
| Mining | 69 | 2.2% | 3.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 49 | 1.6% | -2.0% |
| Manufacturing | 48 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| Education and Training | 41 | 1.3% | -6.8% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 38 | 1.2% | 26.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 22 | 0.7% | 4.8% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 12 | 0.4% | 20.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 7 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Arts and Recreation Services26.7%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing18.3%
- Administrative and Support Services16.7%
- Retail Trade9.9%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services8.9%