Joondalup - Edgewater
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Joondalup and Edgewater
WA · SA2 505011077 · Joondalup (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,584
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 15,713
- Per 1,000 residents
- 100.8
- Business growth YoY
- 3.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,529
- Change vs prior year
- +55
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 13,197
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes joondalup and edgewater), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 2,165.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 902 | 56.9% |
| 1–4 | 420 | 26.5% |
| 5–19 | 206 | 13.0% |
| 20–199 | 51 | 3.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (13,197). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 6,898 | 52.3% |
| Private company | 2,700 | 20.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 970 | 7.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 840 | 6.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 603 | 4.6% |
| Family partnership | 293 | 2.2% |
| Other incorporated entity | 198 | 1.5% |
| Partnership | 164 | 1.2% |
| Other | 531 | 4.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 286 | 18.1% | 2.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 269 | 17.0% | 13.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 219 | 13.8% | 8.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 129 | 8.1% | 4.9% |
| Retail Trade | 110 | 6.9% | -3.5% |
| Other Services | 101 | 6.4% | 0.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 94 | 5.9% | -1.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 83 | 5.2% | 2.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 73 | 4.6% | 2.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 60 | 3.8% | 5.3% |
| Manufacturing | 43 | 2.7% | -10.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 33 | 2.1% | -8.3% |
| Education and Training | 33 | 2.1% | 10.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 21 | 1.3% | 10.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 12 | 0.8% | -14.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 8 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.3% | 33.3% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance13.0%
- Arts and Recreation Services10.5%
- Education and Training10.0%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services8.4%
- Administrative and Support Services5.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.8 | 0.53× | 12 |