City Beach Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
WA · SA2 503011030 · Cottesloe - Claremont (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,062
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,443
- Per 1,000 residents
- 142.7
- Business growth YoY
- 2.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,039
- Change vs prior year
- +23
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,839
≠ 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): 321.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 773 | 72.8% |
| 1–4 | 202 | 19.0% |
| 5–19 | 67 | 6.3% |
| 20–199 | 24 | 2.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,839). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Private company | 1,041 | 27.1% |
| Individual / sole trader | 957 | 24.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 651 | 17.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 513 | 13.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 252 | 6.6% |
| Trust | 92 | 2.4% |
| Fixed unit trust | 90 | 2.3% |
| Family partnership | 54 | 1.4% |
| Other | 189 | 4.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 238 | 22.4% | 11.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 205 | 19.3% | 1.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 154 | 14.5% | -1.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 121 | 11.4% | 1.7% |
| Construction | 102 | 9.6% | 10.9% |
| Retail Trade | 41 | 3.9% | -4.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 30 | 2.8% | -6.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 29 | 2.7% | 3.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 25 | 2.4% | -26.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 23 | 2.2% | -8.0% |
| Other Services | 18 | 1.7% | 12.5% |
| Education and Training | 17 | 1.6% | -5.6% |
| Mining | 13 | 1.2% | -7.1% |
| Manufacturing | 13 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 13 | 1.2% | 8.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 8 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 6 | 0.6% | 20.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services11.2%
- Construction10.9%
- Wholesale Trade3.6%
- Financial and Insurance Services1.7%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services1.0%
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 | 1.7 | 0.35× | 13 |
| Other Services | 2.4 | 0.55× | 18 |
| Manufacturing | 1.7 | 0.70× | 13 |