Busselton - West
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Busselton and West
WA · SA2 501011294 · Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,514
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 21,758
- Per 1,000 residents
- 69.6
- Business growth YoY
- 4.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,450
- Change vs prior year
- +64
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 9,828
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes busselton and west), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,321.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 958 | 63.3% |
| 1–4 | 397 | 26.2% |
| 5–19 | 134 | 8.9% |
| 20–199 | 41 | 2.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (9,828). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 4,504 | 45.8% |
| Private company | 1,605 | 16.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 969 | 9.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 912 | 9.3% |
| Family partnership | 537 | 5.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 464 | 4.7% |
| Other incorporated entity | 219 | 2.2% |
| Partnership | 212 | 2.2% |
| Other | 406 | 4.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 415 | 27.4% | 4.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 162 | 10.7% | 6.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 136 | 9.0% | 7.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 124 | 8.2% | 4.2% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 99 | 6.5% | 1.0% |
| Other Services | 94 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 93 | 6.1% | 14.8% |
| Retail Trade | 77 | 5.1% | -1.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 66 | 4.4% | 17.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 60 | 4.0% | -7.7% |
| Manufacturing | 56 | 3.7% | -8.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 50 | 3.3% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 27 | 1.8% | -12.9% |
| Education and Training | 18 | 1.2% | 38.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 18 | 1.2% | 28.6% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 7 | 0.5% | 40.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.3% | 25.0% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services17.9%
- Administrative and Support Services14.8%
- Health Care and Social Assistance7.1%
- Other Services6.8%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services6.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.8 | 0.38× | 60 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5.7 | 0.59× | 124 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.2 | 0.61× | 27 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.8 | 0.70× | 18 |
| Education and Training | 0.8 | 0.71× | 18 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.3 | 0.74× | 50 |