West Lakes
Statistical area (SA2)
SA · SA2 404011096 · Charles Sturt (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,085
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 15,989
- Per 1,000 residents
- 67.9
- Business growth YoY
- 2.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,056
- Change vs prior year
- +29
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,096
≠ 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): 405.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 757 | 69.8% |
| 1–4 | 226 | 20.8% |
| 5–19 | 85 | 7.8% |
| 20–199 | 11 | 1.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,096). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,204 | 38.9% |
| Private company | 735 | 23.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 350 | 11.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 228 | 7.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 222 | 7.2% |
| Strata title | 63 | 2.0% |
| Fixed unit trust | 55 | 1.8% |
| Family partnership | 53 | 1.7% |
| Other | 186 | 6.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 212 | 19.5% | 5.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 208 | 19.2% | 7.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 142 | 13.1% | -0.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 88 | 8.1% | 10.0% |
| Retail Trade | 64 | 5.9% | -1.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 58 | 5.3% | 5.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 49 | 4.5% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 46 | 4.2% | -16.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 45 | 4.1% | -21.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 40 | 3.7% | 5.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 33 | 3.0% | -2.9% |
| Manufacturing | 29 | 2.7% | 11.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 21 | 1.9% | 50.0% |
| Education and Training | 18 | 1.7% | 38.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 12 | 1.1% | -14.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 8 | 0.7% | 60.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 6 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Arts and Recreation Services50.0%
- Manufacturing11.5%
- Health Care and Social Assistance10.0%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services7.8%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing5.5%
Industries with more relative room
Under-indexed vs similar SA2s in SA (density per 1,000). Use as a research starting point — not investment advice.
| Industry | Local /1,000 | vs peers | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.8 | 0.26× | 12 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.1 | 0.65× | 33 |
| Manufacturing | 1.8 | 0.66× | 29 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.6 | 0.68× | 58 |
| Other Services | 2.9 | 0.72× | 46 |