Fremantle - South
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Fremantle and South
WA · SA2 507021166 · Fremantle (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,545
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 17,250
- Per 1,000 residents
- 89.6
- Business growth YoY
- 2.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,502
- Change vs prior year
- +43
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,597
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes fremantle and south), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 623.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,014 | 65.6% |
| 1–4 | 347 | 22.5% |
| 5–19 | 143 | 9.3% |
| 20–199 | 43 | 2.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,597). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,311 | 50.3% |
| Private company | 955 | 20.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 356 | 7.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 270 | 5.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 260 | 5.7% |
| Other incorporated entity | 80 | 1.7% |
| Family partnership | 78 | 1.7% |
| Fixed unit trust | 69 | 1.5% |
| Other | 218 | 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 | 287 | 18.6% | 7.5% |
| Construction | 203 | 13.1% | -3.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 185 | 12.0% | 8.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 174 | 11.3% | 3.0% |
| Retail Trade | 86 | 5.6% | -6.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 71 | 4.6% | -4.1% |
| Other Services | 68 | 4.4% | -4.2% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 62 | 4.0% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 61 | 3.9% | -10.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 61 | 3.9% | 27.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 60 | 3.9% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 59 | 3.8% | 11.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 52 | 3.4% | 4.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 47 | 3.0% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 32 | 2.1% | 6.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 21 | 1.4% | 31.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 10 | 0.6% | 25.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Information Media and Telecommunications31.3%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing27.1%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing11.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance8.8%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services7.5%
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 | 3.5 | 0.59× | 61 |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 0.6 | 0.72× | 10 |