Bicton - Palmyra
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Bicton and Palmyra
WA · SA2 507041177 · Melville (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,227
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 16,510
- Per 1,000 residents
- 74.3
- Business growth YoY
- -0.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,233
- Change vs prior year
- -6
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,467
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes bicton and palmyra), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 597.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 818 | 66.7% |
| 1–4 | 296 | 24.1% |
| 5–19 | 97 | 7.9% |
| 20–199 | 25 | 2.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,467). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,005 | 44.9% |
| Private company | 910 | 20.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 448 | 10.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 316 | 7.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 292 | 6.5% |
| Strata title | 152 | 3.4% |
| Family partnership | 78 | 1.7% |
| Partnership | 70 | 1.6% |
| Other | 196 | 4.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 215 | 17.5% | 1.9% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 213 | 17.4% | -5.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 163 | 13.3% | 1.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 147 | 12.0% | -2.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 74 | 6.0% | 12.1% |
| Retail Trade | 63 | 5.1% | -1.6% |
| Other Services | 55 | 4.5% | -6.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 51 | 4.2% | 13.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 42 | 3.4% | -10.6% |
| Manufacturing | 41 | 3.3% | -14.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 34 | 2.8% | 13.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 30 | 2.4% | 3.4% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 28 | 2.3% | 3.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 27 | 2.2% | -10.0% |
| Education and Training | 24 | 2.0% | 26.3% |
| Mining | 11 | 0.9% | -8.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | — |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.2% | -25.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training26.3%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing13.3%
- Wholesale Trade13.3%
- Financial and Insurance Services12.1%
- Arts and Recreation Services3.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mining | 0.7 | 0.52× | 11 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.6 | 0.55× | 27 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.1 | 0.56× | 51 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.5 | 0.75× | 42 |