Beeliar - Wattleup
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Beeliar and Wattleup
WA · SA2 507011259 · Cockburn (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 757
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,870
- Per 1,000 residents
- 58.8
- Business growth YoY
- 6.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 713
- Change vs prior year
- +44
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes beeliar and wattleup), 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 | 488 | 64.5% |
| 1–4 | 186 | 24.6% |
| 5–19 | 57 | 7.5% |
| 20–199 | 19 | 2.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 169 | 22.3% | 5.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 93 | 12.3% | 16.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 93 | 12.3% | 12.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 64 | 8.5% | 1.6% |
| Other Services | 56 | 7.4% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 55 | 7.3% | 10.0% |
| Retail Trade | 37 | 4.9% | 5.7% |
| Manufacturing | 31 | 4.1% | -16.2% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 28 | 3.7% | 3.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 26 | 3.4% | 23.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 26 | 3.4% | -3.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 23 | 3.0% | 15.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 21 | 2.8% | -8.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 11 | 1.5% | 83.3% |
| Education and Training | 10 | 1.3% | 11.1% |
| Mining | 5 | 0.7% | -16.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Wholesale Trade23.8%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing16.3%
- Accommodation and Food Services15.0%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services12.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance10.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.6 | 0.62× | 21 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 5.0 | 0.62× | 64 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.8 | 0.63× | 23 |
| Education and Training | 0.8 | 0.63× | 10 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.0 | 0.65× | 26 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.9 | 0.68× | 11 |