Mount Hawthorn - Leederville
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Mount Hawthorn and Leederville
WA · SA2 503021038 · Perth City (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,846
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,402
- Per 1,000 residents
- 137.7
- Business growth YoY
- 6.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,739
- Change vs prior year
- +107
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,269
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes mount hawthorn and leederville), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 620.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,169 | 63.3% |
| 1–4 | 410 | 22.2% |
| 5–19 | 206 | 11.2% |
| 20–199 | 59 | 3.2% |
| 200+ | 9 | 0.5% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,269). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,205 | 51.7% |
| Private company | 856 | 20.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 299 | 7.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 262 | 6.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 218 | 5.1% |
| Strata title | 80 | 1.9% |
| Partnership | 71 | 1.7% |
| Fixed unit trust | 64 | 1.5% |
| Other | 214 | 5.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 417 | 22.6% | 7.5% |
| Construction | 266 | 14.4% | 10.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 252 | 13.7% | 1.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 198 | 10.7% | 6.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 125 | 6.8% | 8.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 104 | 5.6% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 75 | 4.1% | -3.8% |
| Retail Trade | 71 | 3.8% | -4.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 60 | 3.3% | 22.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 57 | 3.1% | 7.5% |
| Manufacturing | 48 | 2.6% | 26.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 35 | 1.9% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 35 | 1.9% | -5.4% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 28 | 1.5% | 16.7% |
| Mining | 27 | 1.5% | 17.4% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 21 | 1.1% | 16.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 21 | 1.1% | 10.5% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Manufacturing26.3%
- Administrative and Support Services22.4%
- Mining17.4%
- Arts and Recreation Services16.7%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing16.7%
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 | 4.3 | 0.69× | 57 |