East Fremantle
Statistical area (SA2)
WA · SA2 507021164 · Fremantle (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 938
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 8,426
- Per 1,000 residents
- 111.3
- Business growth YoY
- 2.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 912
- Change vs prior year
- +26
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,217
≠ 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): 342.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 631 | 67.3% |
| 1–4 | 203 | 21.6% |
| 5–19 | 71 | 7.6% |
| 20–199 | 37 | 3.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,217). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,225 | 38.1% |
| Private company | 771 | 24.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 404 | 12.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 246 | 7.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 224 | 7.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 62 | 1.9% |
| Strata title | 57 | 1.8% |
| Fixed unit trust | 56 | 1.7% |
| Other | 172 | 5.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 182 | 19.4% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 134 | 14.3% | 7.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 128 | 13.6% | 3.2% |
| Construction | 107 | 11.4% | 2.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 68 | 7.2% | 3.0% |
| Retail Trade | 53 | 5.7% | 8.2% |
| Other Services | 36 | 3.8% | 28.6% |
| Manufacturing | 30 | 3.2% | -6.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 28 | 3.0% | -3.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 27 | 2.9% | -6.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 26 | 2.8% | 13.0% |
| Education and Training | 26 | 2.8% | -3.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 25 | 2.7% | 4.2% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 22 | 2.3% | -18.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 22 | 2.3% | 10.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 12 | 1.3% | -7.7% |
| Mining | 9 | 1.0% | 28.6% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services28.6%
- Administrative and Support Services13.0%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing10.0%
- Retail Trade8.2%
- Health Care and Social Assistance7.2%
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 | 2.6 | 0.52× | 22 |