Lesmurdie - Bickley - Carmel
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Lesmurdie, Bickley and Carmel
WA · SA2 506051141 · Kalamunda (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,051
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,420
- Per 1,000 residents
- 84.6
- Business growth YoY
- 2.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,023
- Change vs prior year
- +28
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,648
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes lesmurdie, bickley and carmel), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 760.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 668 | 63.6% |
| 1–4 | 284 | 27.0% |
| 5–19 | 83 | 7.9% |
| 20–199 | 15 | 1.4% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,648). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,673 | 40.2% |
| Private company | 1,376 | 20.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 754 | 11.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 570 | 8.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 451 | 6.8% |
| Family partnership | 231 | 3.5% |
| Other incorporated entity | 162 | 2.4% |
| Fixed unit trust | 101 | 1.5% |
| Other | 330 | 5.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 205 | 19.5% | 4.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 154 | 14.7% | 0.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 134 | 12.7% | 2.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 86 | 8.2% | -6.5% |
| Manufacturing | 71 | 6.8% | 6.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 61 | 5.8% | 17.3% |
| Other Services | 57 | 5.4% | -1.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 48 | 4.6% | 6.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 44 | 4.2% | 18.9% |
| Retail Trade | 41 | 3.9% | 17.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 38 | 3.6% | -7.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 36 | 3.4% | 9.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 28 | 2.7% | -3.4% |
| Education and Training | 18 | 1.7% | -5.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 10 | 1.0% | -23.1% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 8 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 6 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance18.9%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing17.3%
- Retail Trade17.1%
- Wholesale Trade9.1%
- Financial and Insurance Services6.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.8 | 0.68× | 10 |