Piara Waters - Forrestdale
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Piara Waters and Forrestdale
WA · SA2 506011308 · Armadale (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,947
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 21,815
- Per 1,000 residents
- 89.3
- Business growth YoY
- 14.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,694
- Change vs prior year
- +253
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes piara waters and forrestdale), 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 | 1,311 | 67.3% |
| 1–4 | 413 | 21.2% |
| 5–19 | 153 | 7.9% |
| 20–199 | 62 | 3.2% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 562 | 28.9% | 13.8% |
| Construction | 272 | 14.0% | 13.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 167 | 8.6% | 13.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 141 | 7.2% | 21.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 119 | 6.1% | 35.2% |
| Other Services | 109 | 5.6% | 14.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 93 | 4.8% | 13.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 85 | 4.4% | 11.8% |
| Manufacturing | 82 | 4.2% | 13.9% |
| Retail Trade | 82 | 4.2% | 10.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 76 | 3.9% | 18.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 62 | 3.2% | 19.2% |
| Education and Training | 21 | 1.1% | -4.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 18 | 0.9% | -18.2% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 18 | 0.9% | 5.9% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 18 | 0.9% | 28.6% |
| Mining | 11 | 0.6% | 10.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 6 | 0.3% | 20.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.3% | 25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance35.2%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services21.6%
- Financial and Insurance Services19.2%
- Wholesale Trade18.8%
- Other Services14.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mining | 0.5 | 0.50× | 11 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.8 | 0.70× | 18 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.8 | 0.71× | 18 |