Esperance Surrounds
Statistical area (SA2)
WA · SA2 511011275 · Esperance (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 776
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 4,396
- Per 1,000 residents
- 176.5
- Business growth YoY
- 0.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 769
- Change vs prior year
- +7
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,117
≠ 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): 109.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 475 | 61.2% |
| 1–4 | 194 | 25.0% |
| 5–19 | 94 | 12.1% |
| 20–199 | 9 | 1.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,117). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 315 | 28.2% |
| Family partnership | 155 | 13.9% |
| Private company | 154 | 13.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 141 | 12.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 123 | 11.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 70 | 6.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 70 | 6.3% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 32 | 2.9% |
| Other | 57 | 5.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 442 | 57.0% | -1.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 141 | 18.2% | 8.5% |
| Construction | 39 | 5.0% | -4.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 27 | 3.5% | -3.6% |
| Retail Trade | 21 | 2.7% | 16.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 17 | 2.2% | -15.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 15 | 1.9% | 15.4% |
| Other Services | 14 | 1.8% | -12.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 13 | 1.7% | 30.0% |
| Manufacturing | 12 | 1.5% | -20.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 10 | 1.3% | -9.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 7 | 0.9% | 16.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 6 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.4% | — |
| Education and Training | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 0.4% | — |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.4% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Retail Trade16.7%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services8.5%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing-1.6%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing-3.6%
- Construction-4.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 2.3 | 0.37× | 10 |
| Construction | 8.9 | 0.67× | 39 |
| Other Services | 3.2 | 0.72× | 14 |