Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Victoria Park, Lathlain and Burswood
WA · SA2 506021123 · Belmont - Victoria Park (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,207
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 18,736
- Per 1,000 residents
- 117.8
- Business growth YoY
- 3.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,138
- Change vs prior year
- +69
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 7,650
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes victoria park, lathlain and burswood), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,202.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,436 | 65.1% |
| 1–4 | 480 | 21.7% |
| 5–19 | 215 | 9.7% |
| 20–199 | 75 | 3.4% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.1% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (7,650). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,796 | 49.6% |
| Private company | 1,805 | 23.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 526 | 6.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 347 | 4.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 295 | 3.9% |
| Strata title | 236 | 3.1% |
| Fixed unit trust | 161 | 2.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 129 | 1.7% |
| Other | 355 | 4.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 390 | 17.7% | -0.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 322 | 14.6% | 2.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 254 | 11.5% | 4.5% |
| Construction | 251 | 11.4% | 8.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 155 | 7.0% | 6.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 139 | 6.3% | 2.2% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 133 | 6.0% | 5.6% |
| Retail Trade | 112 | 5.1% | 2.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 112 | 5.1% | 0.9% |
| Other Services | 82 | 3.7% | 18.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 61 | 2.8% | 8.9% |
| Manufacturing | 60 | 2.7% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 50 | 2.3% | 2.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 29 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 19 | 0.9% | 11.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 16 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 14 | 0.6% | -17.6% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.2% | -50.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services18.8%
- Wholesale Trade8.9%
- Construction8.2%
- Health Care and Social Assistance6.2%
- Accommodation and Food Services5.6%
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 | 0.9 | 0.66× | 16 |