Kulin Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
WA · SA2 509031247 · Wheat Belt - South (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 991
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 4,452
- Per 1,000 residents
- 222.6
- Business growth YoY
- 0.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 989
- Change vs prior year
- +2
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,258
≠ 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): 142.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 547 | 55.2% |
| 1–4 | 345 | 34.8% |
| 5–19 | 88 | 8.9% |
| 20–199 | 13 | 1.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,258). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 410 | 18.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 404 | 17.9% |
| Family partnership | 341 | 15.1% |
| Private company | 309 | 13.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 247 | 10.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 152 | 6.7% |
| Other incorporated entity | 142 | 6.3% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 122 | 5.4% |
| Other | 131 | 5.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 552 | 55.7% | -1.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 156 | 15.7% | 10.6% |
| Construction | 42 | 4.2% | -8.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 42 | 4.2% | 10.5% |
| Retail Trade | 37 | 3.7% | -2.6% |
| Other Services | 29 | 2.9% | 3.6% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 25 | 2.5% | -7.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 22 | 2.2% | 4.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 22 | 2.2% | -8.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 22 | 2.2% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 11 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 10 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 4 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 4 | 0.4% | -33.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services10.6%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing10.5%
- Wholesale Trade4.8%
- Other Services3.6%
- Financial and Insurance Services0.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.2 | 0.71× | 10 |
| Construction | 9.4 | 0.71× | 42 |