Middle Swan - Herne Hill Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Middle Swan and Herne Hill
WA · SA2 504031065 · Swan (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 522
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 6,580
- Per 1,000 residents
- 79.3
- Business growth YoY
- 3.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 507
- Change vs prior year
- +15
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes middle swan and herne hill), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 352 | 67.4% |
| 1–4 | 122 | 23.4% |
| 5–19 | 38 | 7.3% |
| 20–199 | 15 | 2.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 127 | 24.3% | 7.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 71 | 13.6% | 1.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 47 | 9.0% | 2.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 47 | 9.0% | 23.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 46 | 8.8% | -9.8% |
| Other Services | 37 | 7.1% | -2.6% |
| Retail Trade | 24 | 4.6% | -7.7% |
| Manufacturing | 23 | 4.4% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 20 | 3.8% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 19 | 3.6% | 5.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 16 | 3.1% | 6.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 14 | 2.7% | 27.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 11 | 2.1% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 8 | 1.5% | 14.3% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 3 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services23.7%
- Construction7.6%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing2.2%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services1.4%
- Manufacturing0.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.1 | 0.63× | 14 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.7 | 0.70× | 11 |