Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Bayswater, Embleton and Bedford
WA · SA2 504011045 · Bayswater - Bassendean (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,640
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 27,178
- Per 1,000 residents
- 97.1
- Business growth YoY
- 6.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,491
- Change vs prior year
- +149
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,634
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes bayswater, embleton and bedford), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 846.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,632 | 61.8% |
| 1–4 | 655 | 24.8% |
| 5–19 | 269 | 10.2% |
| 20–199 | 85 | 3.2% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,634). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,878 | 51.1% |
| Private company | 1,381 | 24.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 298 | 5.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 297 | 5.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 247 | 4.4% |
| Other incorporated entity | 99 | 1.8% |
| Fixed unit trust | 93 | 1.7% |
| Family partnership | 86 | 1.5% |
| Other | 255 | 4.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 447 | 16.9% | 3.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 383 | 14.5% | 3.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 292 | 11.1% | 27.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 249 | 9.4% | 3.3% |
| Other Services | 208 | 7.9% | 1.5% |
| Manufacturing | 167 | 6.3% | -0.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 144 | 5.5% | 9.1% |
| Retail Trade | 143 | 5.4% | 8.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 113 | 4.3% | 3.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 111 | 4.2% | 4.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 109 | 4.1% | 1.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 105 | 4.0% | 19.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 51 | 1.9% | -5.6% |
| Education and Training | 36 | 1.4% | 9.1% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 35 | 1.3% | 2.9% |
| Mining | 18 | 0.7% | -5.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 11 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 10 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 8 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing27.5%
- Financial and Insurance Services19.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance9.1%
- Education and Training9.1%
- Retail Trade8.3%
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 | 0.4 | 0.33× | 10 |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 0.4 | 0.64× | 11 |
| Mining | 0.7 | 0.67× | 18 |