Balcatta - Hamersley
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Balcatta and Hamersley
WA · SA2 505021084 · Stirling (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,482
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 18,025
- Per 1,000 residents
- 137.7
- Business growth YoY
- 4.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,373
- Change vs prior year
- +109
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 11,055
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes balcatta and hamersley), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,512.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,560 | 62.9% |
| 1–4 | 532 | 21.4% |
| 5–19 | 287 | 11.6% |
| 20–199 | 93 | 3.7% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (11,055). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 4,589 | 41.5% |
| Private company | 2,952 | 26.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 817 | 7.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 698 | 6.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 655 | 5.9% |
| Fixed unit trust | 356 | 3.2% |
| Family partnership | 239 | 2.2% |
| Partnership | 217 | 2.0% |
| Other | 532 | 4.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 603 | 24.3% | 6.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 360 | 14.5% | 10.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 289 | 11.6% | 1.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 220 | 8.9% | 12.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 169 | 6.8% | 1.8% |
| Other Services | 122 | 4.9% | 8.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 107 | 4.3% | -4.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 105 | 4.2% | 6.1% |
| Manufacturing | 104 | 4.2% | 5.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 103 | 4.1% | 3.0% |
| Retail Trade | 100 | 4.0% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 60 | 2.4% | -3.2% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 46 | 1.9% | -4.2% |
| Education and Training | 31 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 20 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 17 | 0.7% | -5.6% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 10 | 0.4% | -37.5% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 9 | 0.4% | -18.2% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 7 | 0.3% | -12.5% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing12.2%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services10.4%
- Other Services8.0%
- Construction6.9%
- Wholesale Trade6.1%
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 | 0.6 | 0.45× | 10 |