Karratha Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
WA · SA2 510031272 · West Pilbara (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,120
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 19,659
- Per 1,000 residents
- 57.0
- Business growth YoY
- 5.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,066
- Change vs prior year
- +54
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,135
≠ 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): 780.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 625 | 55.8% |
| 1–4 | 279 | 24.9% |
| 5–19 | 149 | 13.3% |
| 20–199 | 63 | 5.6% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.5% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,135). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,771 | 42.8% |
| Private company | 1,041 | 25.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 362 | 8.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 219 | 5.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 218 | 5.3% |
| Other incorporated entity | 145 | 3.5% |
| Strata title | 82 | 2.0% |
| Partnership | 71 | 1.7% |
| Other | 226 | 5.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 267 | 23.8% | 6.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 159 | 14.2% | 5.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 102 | 9.1% | 5.2% |
| Other Services | 102 | 9.1% | 8.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 71 | 6.3% | 4.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 68 | 6.1% | 6.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 65 | 5.8% | 8.3% |
| Retail Trade | 63 | 5.6% | 3.3% |
| Manufacturing | 52 | 4.6% | 2.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 51 | 4.6% | -1.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 32 | 2.9% | 10.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 23 | 2.1% | 4.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 17 | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 15 | 1.3% | 7.1% |
| Mining | 11 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 10 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.4% | -28.6% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services10.3%
- Other Services8.5%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing8.3%
- Construction6.4%
- Health Care and Social Assistance6.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.5 | 0.43× | 10 |
| Wholesale Trade | 0.9 | 0.43× | 17 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.3 | 0.53× | 65 |
| Mining | 0.6 | 0.55× | 11 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.6 | 0.58× | 32 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5.2 | 0.63× | 102 |