Booragoon
Statistical area (SA2)
WA · SA2 507041178 · Melville (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,134
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 17,792
- Per 1,000 residents
- 119.9
- Business growth YoY
- 2.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,084
- Change vs prior year
- +50
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,515
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area, not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 564.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,361 | 63.8% |
| 1–4 | 501 | 23.5% |
| 5–19 | 204 | 9.6% |
| 20–199 | 64 | 3.0% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.1% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,515). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,711 | 37.9% |
| Private company | 1,235 | 27.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 435 | 9.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 319 | 7.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 302 | 6.7% |
| Fixed unit trust | 116 | 2.6% |
| Strata title | 84 | 1.9% |
| Partnership | 72 | 1.6% |
| Other | 241 | 5.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 392 | 18.4% | -1.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 350 | 16.4% | 1.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 270 | 12.7% | 8.9% |
| Construction | 269 | 12.6% | 7.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 155 | 7.3% | 1.3% |
| Retail Trade | 118 | 5.5% | -3.3% |
| Other Services | 84 | 3.9% | 2.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 82 | 3.8% | 5.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 75 | 3.5% | -2.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 74 | 3.5% | -2.6% |
| Manufacturing | 66 | 3.1% | 3.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 50 | 2.3% | 42.9% |
| Education and Training | 38 | 1.8% | 5.6% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 31 | 1.5% | -3.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 24 | 1.1% | -20.0% |
| Mining | 21 | 1.0% | -16.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 19 | 0.9% | 18.8% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 7 | 0.3% | 40.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 6 | 0.3% | -40.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services42.9%
- Health Care and Social Assistance8.9%
- Construction7.2%
- Education and Training5.6%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing5.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 4.6 | 0.69× | 82 |