Port Hedland Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
WA · SA2 510021269 · East Pilbara (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 430
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 4,318
- Per 1,000 residents
- 99.6
- Business growth YoY
- 1.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 422
- Change vs prior year
- +8
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,324
≠ 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): 157.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 241 | 56.0% |
| 1–4 | 107 | 24.9% |
| 5–19 | 63 | 14.7% |
| 20–199 | 21 | 4.9% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.7% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,324). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Private company | 388 | 29.3% |
| Individual / sole trader | 380 | 28.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 128 | 9.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 100 | 7.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 85 | 6.4% |
| Other incorporated entity | 82 | 6.2% |
| Partnership | 30 | 2.3% |
| Fixed unit trust | 30 | 2.3% |
| Other | 101 | 7.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 77 | 17.9% | -3.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 73 | 17.0% | 2.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 58 | 13.5% | 9.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 42 | 9.8% | 27.3% |
| Other Services | 40 | 9.3% | -4.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 26 | 6.0% | -7.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 24 | 5.6% | 9.1% |
| Retail Trade | 22 | 5.1% | -8.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 22 | 5.1% | 15.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 12 | 2.8% | -7.7% |
| Manufacturing | 12 | 2.8% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 6 | 1.4% | -14.3% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.9% | -20.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 4 | 0.9% | -20.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 4 | 0.9% | -20.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 4 | 0.9% | 33.3% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services27.3%
- Accommodation and Food Services15.8%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing9.4%
- Administrative and Support Services9.1%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 2.8 | 0.35× | 12 |