Hocking - Pearsall
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Hocking and Pearsall
WA · SA2 505031303 · Wanneroo (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,165
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 14,858
- Per 1,000 residents
- 78.4
- Business growth YoY
- 1.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,154
- Change vs prior year
- +11
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 986
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes hocking and pearsall), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 87.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 767 | 65.8% |
| 1–4 | 260 | 22.3% |
| 5–19 | 103 | 8.8% |
| 20–199 | 33 | 2.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (986). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Private company | 345 | 35.0% |
| Individual / sole trader | 243 | 24.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 96 | 9.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 84 | 8.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 64 | 6.5% |
| Family partnership | 51 | 5.2% |
| Strata title | 26 | 2.6% |
| Partnership | 25 | 2.5% |
| Other | 52 | 5.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 330 | 28.3% | 0.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 130 | 11.2% | 12.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 121 | 10.4% | 5.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 114 | 9.8% | 3.6% |
| Other Services | 69 | 5.9% | 1.5% |
| Manufacturing | 60 | 5.2% | -9.1% |
| Retail Trade | 58 | 5.0% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 55 | 4.7% | -3.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 51 | 4.4% | 2.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 42 | 3.6% | -8.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 36 | 3.1% | 2.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 31 | 2.7% | 14.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 28 | 2.4% | -17.6% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 13 | 1.1% | -7.1% |
| Education and Training | 11 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 6 | 0.5% | -25.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services14.8%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services12.1%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services5.2%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing3.6%
- Financial and Insurance Services2.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education and Training | 0.7 | 0.64× | 11 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.9 | 0.72× | 13 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.1 | 0.74× | 31 |