Forrestfield - Wattle Grove
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Forrestfield and Wattle Grove
WA · SA2 506051138 · Kalamunda (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,605
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 22,766
- Per 1,000 residents
- 70.5
- Business growth YoY
- 8.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,482
- Change vs prior year
- +123
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,198
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes forrestfield and wattle grove), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 633.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,063 | 66.2% |
| 1–4 | 380 | 23.7% |
| 5–19 | 111 | 6.9% |
| 20–199 | 37 | 2.3% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,198). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,921 | 60.1% |
| Private company | 593 | 18.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 185 | 5.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 138 | 4.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 92 | 2.9% |
| Family partnership | 70 | 2.2% |
| Other incorporated entity | 47 | 1.5% |
| Partnership | 37 | 1.2% |
| Other | 115 | 3.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 381 | 23.7% | 16.5% |
| Construction | 347 | 21.6% | 12.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 151 | 9.4% | 11.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 121 | 7.5% | 5.2% |
| Other Services | 90 | 5.6% | 2.3% |
| Retail Trade | 79 | 4.9% | 1.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 78 | 4.9% | 1.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 70 | 4.4% | 14.8% |
| Manufacturing | 66 | 4.1% | -4.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 50 | 3.1% | -2.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 47 | 2.9% | 14.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 35 | 2.2% | -2.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 20 | 1.2% | -4.8% |
| Education and Training | 20 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 14 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 12 | 0.7% | -20.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 11 | 0.7% | 10.0% |
| Mining | 10 | 0.6% | -9.1% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing16.5%
- Health Care and Social Assistance14.8%
- Financial and Insurance Services14.6%
- Construction12.3%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services11.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mining | 0.4 | 0.37× | 10 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.1 | 0.52× | 70 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.6 | 0.52× | 14 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.5 | 0.58× | 11 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 5.3 | 0.65× | 121 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.1 | 0.65× | 47 |