Merredin Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
WA · SA2 509021240 · Wheat Belt - North (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 637
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 5,291
- Per 1,000 residents
- 120.4
- Business growth YoY
- 2.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 619
- Change vs prior year
- +18
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,722
≠ 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): 153.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 355 | 55.7% |
| 1–4 | 206 | 32.3% |
| 5–19 | 71 | 11.1% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 0.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,722). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 443 | 25.7% |
| Private company | 275 | 16.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 249 | 14.5% |
| Family partnership | 202 | 11.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 140 | 8.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 129 | 7.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 124 | 7.2% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 75 | 4.4% |
| Other | 85 | 4.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 289 | 45.4% | 1.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 68 | 10.7% | 9.7% |
| Construction | 60 | 9.4% | 5.3% |
| Other Services | 37 | 5.8% | 2.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 29 | 4.6% | 11.5% |
| Retail Trade | 23 | 3.6% | -8.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 21 | 3.3% | -4.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 20 | 3.1% | 53.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 18 | 2.8% | 5.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 18 | 2.8% | 0.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 16 | 2.5% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 15 | 2.4% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 14 | 2.2% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 3 | 0.5% | — |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 0.5% | -25.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services53.8%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing11.5%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services9.7%
- Construction5.3%
- Other Services2.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.0 | 0.55× | 16 |