Melville
Statistical area (SA2)
WA · SA2 507041181 · Melville (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,857
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 19,369
- Per 1,000 residents
- 95.9
- Business growth YoY
- 1.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,839
- Change vs prior year
- +18
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,781
≠ 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): 752.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,183 | 63.7% |
| 1–4 | 454 | 24.4% |
| 5–19 | 168 | 9.0% |
| 20–199 | 52 | 2.8% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,781). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,416 | 41.8% |
| Private company | 1,253 | 21.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 676 | 11.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 503 | 8.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 377 | 6.5% |
| Family partnership | 109 | 1.9% |
| Strata title | 83 | 1.4% |
| Partnership | 81 | 1.4% |
| Other | 283 | 4.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 353 | 19.0% | 6.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 299 | 16.1% | -1.0% |
| Construction | 260 | 14.0% | -0.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 207 | 11.1% | 7.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 110 | 5.9% | 3.8% |
| Retail Trade | 108 | 5.8% | -7.7% |
| Other Services | 95 | 5.1% | -4.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 70 | 3.8% | -4.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 63 | 3.4% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 60 | 3.2% | -4.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 54 | 2.9% | -1.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 51 | 2.7% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 38 | 2.0% | 8.6% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 37 | 2.0% | 23.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 21 | 1.1% | -27.6% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 11 | 0.6% | 37.5% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 7 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 6 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Arts and Recreation Services23.3%
- Education and Training8.6%
- Health Care and Social Assistance7.3%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services6.6%
- Financial and Insurance Services3.8%
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 | 2.8 | 0.41× | 54 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.6 | 0.68× | 11 |