Exmouth
Statistical area (SA2)
WA · SA2 511021277 · Gascoyne (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 493
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 5,419
- Per 1,000 residents
- 91.0
- Business growth YoY
- 7.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 459
- Change vs prior year
- +34
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,454
≠ 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): 231.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 258 | 52.3% |
| 1–4 | 111 | 22.5% |
| 5–19 | 93 | 18.9% |
| 20–199 | 24 | 4.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,454). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 679 | 46.7% |
| Private company | 300 | 20.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 127 | 8.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 73 | 5.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 70 | 4.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 61 | 4.2% |
| Family partnership | 45 | 3.1% |
| Partnership | 30 | 2.1% |
| Other | 69 | 4.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 101 | 20.5% | 12.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 61 | 12.4% | 17.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 59 | 12.0% | 9.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 45 | 9.1% | 15.4% |
| Retail Trade | 44 | 8.9% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 37 | 7.5% | -2.6% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 29 | 5.9% | 7.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 28 | 5.7% | 27.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 20 | 4.1% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 14 | 2.8% | -22.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 13 | 2.6% | 18.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 12 | 2.4% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 11 | 2.2% | -21.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 5 | 1.0% | 25.0% |
| Education and Training | 5 | 1.0% | -28.6% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.6% | -25.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.6% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services27.3%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services17.3%
- Accommodation and Food Services15.4%
- Construction12.2%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing9.3%
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 | 3.7 | 0.47× | 20 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.2 | 0.67× | 12 |