Leeming Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
WA · SA2 507041180 · Melville (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 814
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 11,692
- Per 1,000 residents
- 69.6
- Business growth YoY
- -2.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 832
- Change vs prior year
- -18
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,140
≠ 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): 751.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 534 | 65.6% |
| 1–4 | 187 | 23.0% |
| 5–19 | 72 | 8.8% |
| 20–199 | 22 | 2.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,140). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,507 | 48.8% |
| Private company | 1,056 | 20.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 475 | 9.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 344 | 6.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 317 | 6.2% |
| Other incorporated entity | 101 | 2.0% |
| Family partnership | 95 | 1.8% |
| Partnership | 60 | 1.2% |
| Other | 185 | 3.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 163 | 20.0% | -3.6% |
| Construction | 123 | 15.1% | 1.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 111 | 13.6% | 4.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 72 | 8.8% | -7.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 47 | 5.8% | -7.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 44 | 5.4% | -4.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 40 | 4.9% | -13.0% |
| Retail Trade | 39 | 4.8% | 11.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 37 | 4.5% | -7.5% |
| Other Services | 33 | 4.1% | -5.7% |
| Manufacturing | 29 | 3.6% | -14.7% |
| Education and Training | 23 | 2.8% | 21.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 20 | 2.5% | -9.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 9 | 1.1% | 28.6% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 7 | 0.9% | -12.5% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 7 | 0.9% | 40.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training21.1%
- Retail Trade11.4%
- Health Care and Social Assistance4.7%
- Construction1.7%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services-3.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Services | 2.8 | 0.62× | 33 |