Safety Bay - Shoalwater
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Safety Bay and Shoalwater
WA · SA2 507051190 · Rockingham (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 540
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,307
- Per 1,000 residents
- 40.6
- Business growth YoY
- 5.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 511
- Change vs prior year
- +29
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes safety bay and shoalwater), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 359 | 66.5% |
| 1–4 | 138 | 25.6% |
| 5–19 | 35 | 6.5% |
| 20–199 | 9 | 1.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 134 | 24.8% | 20.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 72 | 13.3% | 4.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 56 | 10.4% | 7.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 41 | 7.6% | 17.1% |
| Retail Trade | 37 | 6.9% | 0.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 35 | 6.5% | -12.5% |
| Other Services | 33 | 6.1% | 22.2% |
| Manufacturing | 26 | 4.8% | -7.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 26 | 4.8% | -3.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 20 | 3.7% | -16.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 14 | 2.6% | 7.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 10 | 1.9% | -9.1% |
| Education and Training | 9 | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 7 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 7 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 6 | 1.1% | 20.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 4 | 0.7% | -33.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services22.2%
- Construction20.7%
- Health Care and Social Assistance17.1%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services7.7%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services4.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial and Insurance Services | 0.8 | 0.27× | 10 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.1 | 0.44× | 14 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.2 | 0.52× | 56 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.6 | 0.53× | 35 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.5 | 0.53× | 20 |
| Other Services | 2.5 | 0.54× | 33 |