South Lake - Cockburn Central Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes South Lake and Cockburn Central
WA · SA2 507011159 · Cockburn (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,107
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,071
- Per 1,000 residents
- 84.7
- Business growth YoY
- 3.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,068
- Change vs prior year
- +39
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes south lake and cockburn central), 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 | 613 | 55.4% |
| 1–4 | 284 | 25.7% |
| 5–19 | 161 | 14.5% |
| 20–199 | 47 | 4.2% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 222 | 20.1% | 5.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 124 | 11.2% | 5.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 119 | 10.7% | 7.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 104 | 9.4% | 2.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 102 | 9.2% | 3.0% |
| Other Services | 58 | 5.2% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 56 | 5.1% | 5.7% |
| Manufacturing | 55 | 5.0% | -8.3% |
| Retail Trade | 52 | 4.7% | 13.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 52 | 4.7% | 10.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 49 | 4.4% | 8.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 44 | 4.0% | 10.0% |
| Education and Training | 25 | 2.3% | -13.8% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 16 | 1.4% | -11.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 9 | 0.8% | -18.2% |
| Mining | 6 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 6 | 0.5% | -14.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 5 | 0.5% | 25.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Retail Trade13.0%
- Administrative and Support Services10.6%
- Accommodation and Food Services10.0%
- Financial and Insurance Services8.9%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing7.2%