Applecross - Ardross
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Applecross and Ardross
WA · SA2 507041175 · Melville (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,131
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,261
- Per 1,000 residents
- 160.7
- Business growth YoY
- 1.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,096
- Change vs prior year
- +35
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 11,543
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes applecross and ardross), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,272.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,408 | 66.1% |
| 1–4 | 462 | 21.7% |
| 5–19 | 196 | 9.2% |
| 20–199 | 56 | 2.6% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.3% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (11,543). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,380 | 29.3% |
| Private company | 3,368 | 29.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,584 | 13.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 1,243 | 10.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 688 | 6.0% |
| Fixed unit trust | 286 | 2.5% |
| Partnership | 180 | 1.6% |
| Strata title | 164 | 1.4% |
| Other | 650 | 5.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 493 | 23.1% | 0.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 387 | 18.2% | 6.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 231 | 10.8% | 0.9% |
| Construction | 214 | 10.0% | -2.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 178 | 8.4% | 6.6% |
| Retail Trade | 108 | 5.1% | -6.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 75 | 3.5% | 1.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 65 | 3.1% | 20.4% |
| Other Services | 65 | 3.1% | -12.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 63 | 3.0% | -3.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 60 | 2.8% | 1.7% |
| Manufacturing | 51 | 2.4% | 13.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 46 | 2.2% | 7.0% |
| Education and Training | 30 | 1.4% | 3.4% |
| Mining | 23 | 1.1% | -8.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 14 | 0.7% | -26.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 10 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 8 | 0.4% | 14.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 7 | 0.3% | 75.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services20.4%
- Manufacturing13.3%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing7.0%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services6.6%
- Financial and Insurance Services6.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 4.5 | 0.74× | 60 |