Willagee Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
WA · SA2 507041183 · Melville (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 332
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 6,253
- Per 1,000 residents
- 53.1
- Business growth YoY
- 2.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 325
- Change vs prior year
- +7
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ 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?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 212 | 63.9% |
| 1–4 | 91 | 27.4% |
| 5–19 | 34 | 10.2% |
| 20–199 | 12 | 3.6% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 77 | 23.2% | 10.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 50 | 15.1% | -7.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 43 | 13.0% | 13.2% |
| Retail Trade | 22 | 6.6% | -4.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 22 | 6.6% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 18 | 5.4% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 17 | 5.1% | -10.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 15 | 4.5% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 13 | 3.9% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 13 | 3.9% | 18.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 13 | 3.9% | 62.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 8 | 2.4% | -20.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 8 | 2.4% | 33.3% |
| Education and Training | 7 | 2.1% | -12.5% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.9% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance13.2%
- Construction10.0%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing0.0%
- Retail Trade-4.3%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services-7.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 2.1 | 0.26× | 13 |
| Other Services | 2.7 | 0.56× | 17 |
| Manufacturing | 2.1 | 0.69× | 13 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.1 | 0.71× | 13 |