Merredin

Statistical area (SA2)

WA · SA2 509021240 · Wheat Belt - North (SA3) · Business statistics view

Actively trading businesses: 637
Population (SA2 ERP): 5,291
Per 1,000 residents: 120.4
Business growth YoY: 2.9%

Prior year businesses: 619
Change vs prior year: +18
Active ABNs (mapped): —

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?

Businesses by employment size

ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)

Employment size	Businesses	Share
Non-employing	355	55.7%
1–4	206	32.3%
5–19	71	11.1%
20–199	6	0.9%
200+	0	0.0%

Businesses by industry

ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)

All industries

Industry	Businesses	Share	YoY
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	289	45.4%	1.4%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	68	10.7%	9.7%
Construction	60	9.4%	5.3%
Other Services	37	5.8%	2.8%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	29	4.6%	11.5%
Retail Trade	23	3.6%	-8.0%
Accommodation and Food Services	21	3.3%	-4.5%
Financial and Insurance Services	20	3.1%	53.8%
Administrative and Support Services	18	2.8%	5.9%
Health Care and Social Assistance	18	2.8%	0.0%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	16	2.5%	0.0%
Manufacturing	15	2.4%	0.0%
Wholesale Trade	14	2.2%	0.0%
Education and Training	3	0.5%	—
Arts and Recreation Services	3	0.5%	-25.0%
Currently Unknown	3	0.5%	0.0%

Fastest-growing industries

Financial and Insurance Services53.8%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing11.5%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services9.7%
Construction5.3%
Other Services2.8%

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
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	3.0	0.55×	16