Carramar
Statistical area (SA2)
WA · SA2 505031100 · Wanneroo (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,259
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 22,088
- Per 1,000 residents
- 57.0
- Business growth YoY
- 9.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,150
- Change vs prior year
- +109
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,619
≠ 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): 994.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 825 | 65.5% |
| 1–4 | 314 | 24.9% |
| 5–19 | 93 | 7.4% |
| 20–199 | 29 | 2.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,619). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,886 | 62.5% |
| Private company | 780 | 16.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 274 | 5.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 248 | 5.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 126 | 2.7% |
| Family partnership | 85 | 1.8% |
| Partnership | 61 | 1.3% |
| Other incorporated entity | 41 | 0.9% |
| Other | 118 | 2.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 367 | 29.2% | 3.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 195 | 15.5% | 11.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 142 | 11.3% | 9.2% |
| Other Services | 87 | 6.9% | 14.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 79 | 6.3% | 19.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 65 | 5.2% | 8.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 61 | 4.8% | 19.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 45 | 3.6% | 25.0% |
| Retail Trade | 42 | 3.3% | 2.4% |
| Manufacturing | 37 | 2.9% | 15.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 33 | 2.6% | 17.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 30 | 2.4% | -6.3% |
| Education and Training | 22 | 1.7% | -4.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 19 | 1.5% | 35.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 14 | 1.1% | 40.0% |
| Mining | 9 | 0.7% | 28.6% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 6 | 0.5% | -14.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services25.0%
- Administrative and Support Services19.7%
- Health Care and Social Assistance19.6%
- Financial and Insurance Services17.9%
- Manufacturing15.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 2.9 | 0.38× | 65 |
| Retail Trade | 1.9 | 0.46× | 42 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.5 | 0.52× | 33 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.8 | 0.53× | 61 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.6 | 0.53× | 14 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.9 | 0.56× | 19 |