Cottesloe
Statistical area (SA2)
WA · SA2 503011032 · Cottesloe - Claremont (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,550
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 8,958
- Per 1,000 residents
- 173.0
- Business growth YoY
- -0.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,563
- Change vs prior year
- -13
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,715
≠ 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): 552.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,116 | 72.0% |
| 1–4 | 298 | 19.2% |
| 5–19 | 104 | 6.7% |
| 20–199 | 34 | 2.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,715). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Private company | 2,033 | 30.3% |
| Individual / sole trader | 1,594 | 23.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,091 | 16.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 820 | 12.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 303 | 4.5% |
| Fixed unit trust | 214 | 3.2% |
| Strata title | 134 | 2.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 112 | 1.7% |
| Other | 414 | 6.2% |
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 | 304 | 19.6% | -1.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 282 | 18.2% | 5.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 211 | 13.6% | -0.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 189 | 12.2% | -0.5% |
| Construction | 165 | 10.6% | 0.6% |
| Retail Trade | 66 | 4.3% | -12.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 56 | 3.6% | -6.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 41 | 2.6% | -10.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 35 | 2.3% | 9.4% |
| Mining | 33 | 2.1% | -5.7% |
| Other Services | 33 | 2.1% | 17.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 32 | 2.1% | -17.9% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 25 | 1.6% | 4.2% |
| Manufacturing | 22 | 1.4% | -18.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 20 | 1.3% | -13.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 13 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 13 | 0.8% | 8.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 7 | 0.5% | 40.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services17.9%
- Administrative and Support Services9.4%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services5.6%
- Arts and Recreation Services4.2%
- Construction0.6%
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 | 2.2 | 0.45× | 20 |