Glen Forrest - Darlington
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Glen Forrest and Darlington
WA · SA2 504021050 · Mundaring (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 636
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,828
- Per 1,000 residents
- 81.2
- Business growth YoY
- 1.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 629
- Change vs prior year
- +7
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,304
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes glen forrest and darlington), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 283.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 421 | 66.2% |
| 1–4 | 166 | 26.1% |
| 5–19 | 41 | 6.4% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 0.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,304). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 997 | 43.3% |
| Private company | 515 | 22.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 252 | 10.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 153 | 6.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 152 | 6.6% |
| Other incorporated entity | 65 | 2.8% |
| Family partnership | 63 | 2.7% |
| Partnership | 31 | 1.3% |
| Other | 76 | 3.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 150 | 23.6% | 1.4% |
| Construction | 122 | 19.2% | 8.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 70 | 11.0% | 6.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 62 | 9.7% | 1.6% |
| Retail Trade | 38 | 6.0% | 2.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 27 | 4.2% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 26 | 4.1% | 4.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 22 | 3.5% | 10.0% |
| Other Services | 22 | 3.5% | -26.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 17 | 2.7% | 0.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 17 | 2.7% | 6.3% |
| Education and Training | 15 | 2.4% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 13 | 2.0% | 18.2% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 11 | 1.7% | -15.4% |
| Mining | 10 | 1.6% | -16.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 9 | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 5 | 0.8% | -16.7% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services10.0%
- Construction8.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance6.1%
- Manufacturing4.0%
- Retail Trade2.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.2 | 0.47× | 17 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.4 | 0.57× | 11 |
| Mining | 1.3 | 0.64× | 10 |
| Other Services | 2.8 | 0.65× | 22 |