East Perth
Statistical area (SA2)
WA · SA2 503021295 · Perth City (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,906
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 14,495
- Per 1,000 residents
- 131.5
- Business growth YoY
- 3.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,851
- Change vs prior year
- +55
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 7,023
≠ 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): 1,242.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,307 | 68.6% |
| 1–4 | 352 | 18.5% |
| 5–19 | 163 | 8.6% |
| 20–199 | 60 | 3.1% |
| 200+ | 9 | 0.5% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (7,023). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,220 | 45.8% |
| Private company | 1,740 | 24.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 657 | 9.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 379 | 5.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 293 | 4.2% |
| Fixed unit trust | 147 | 2.1% |
| Strata title | 144 | 2.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 113 | 1.6% |
| Other | 330 | 4.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 364 | 19.1% | 5.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 316 | 16.6% | 1.6% |
| Construction | 257 | 13.5% | 11.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 161 | 8.4% | -4.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 141 | 7.4% | 8.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 123 | 6.5% | 9.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 102 | 5.4% | -1.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 90 | 4.7% | -8.2% |
| Other Services | 68 | 3.6% | -5.6% |
| Mining | 49 | 2.6% | 4.3% |
| Retail Trade | 49 | 2.6% | 2.1% |
| Education and Training | 37 | 1.9% | 5.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 36 | 1.9% | -12.2% |
| Manufacturing | 33 | 1.7% | 17.9% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 27 | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 20 | 1.0% | -25.9% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 20 | 1.0% | 25.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 6 | 0.3% | 50.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 4 | 0.2% | -20.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Arts and Recreation Services25.0%
- Manufacturing17.9%
- Construction11.7%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing9.8%
- Health Care and Social Assistance8.5%