Esperance Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
WA · SA2 511011274 · Esperance (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,388
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,580
- Per 1,000 residents
- 110.3
- Business growth YoY
- 4.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,334
- Change vs prior year
- +54
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,076
≠ 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): 408.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 804 | 57.9% |
| 1–4 | 351 | 25.3% |
| 5–19 | 198 | 14.3% |
| 20–199 | 26 | 1.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,076). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,405 | 34.5% |
| Private company | 832 | 20.4% |
| Family partnership | 410 | 10.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 374 | 9.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 317 | 7.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 253 | 6.2% |
| Other incorporated entity | 173 | 4.2% |
| Partnership | 88 | 2.2% |
| Other | 224 | 5.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 256 | 18.4% | 1.2% |
| Construction | 228 | 16.4% | 5.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 177 | 12.8% | 6.0% |
| Other Services | 116 | 8.4% | 9.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 101 | 7.3% | 5.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 92 | 6.6% | -1.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 74 | 5.3% | 15.6% |
| Retail Trade | 70 | 5.0% | -7.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 64 | 4.6% | 3.2% |
| Manufacturing | 58 | 4.2% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 40 | 2.9% | 5.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 39 | 2.8% | 2.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 31 | 2.2% | 24.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 19 | 1.4% | 5.6% |
| Mining | 10 | 0.7% | -9.1% |
| Education and Training | 10 | 0.7% | 25.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.2% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Wholesale Trade24.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance15.6%
- Other Services9.4%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services6.0%
- Financial and Insurance 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mining | 0.8 | 0.57× | 10 |
| Education and Training | 0.8 | 0.69× | 10 |