Port Kennedy
Statistical area (SA2)
WA · SA2 507051187 · Rockingham (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 659
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 14,778
- Per 1,000 residents
- 44.6
- Business growth YoY
- 1.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 647
- Change vs prior year
- +12
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,573
≠ currently trading
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?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 556.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 380 | 57.7% |
| 1–4 | 173 | 26.3% |
| 5–19 | 92 | 14.0% |
| 20–199 | 18 | 2.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,573). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,529 | 59.4% |
| Private company | 406 | 15.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 194 | 7.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 122 | 4.7% |
| Family partnership | 68 | 2.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 63 | 2.4% |
| Strata title | 46 | 1.8% |
| Partnership | 34 | 1.3% |
| Other | 111 | 4.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 189 | 28.7% | 7.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 64 | 9.7% | 8.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 56 | 8.5% | -3.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 48 | 7.3% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 48 | 7.3% | -18.6% |
| Retail Trade | 47 | 7.1% | 2.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 44 | 6.7% | -6.4% |
| Manufacturing | 38 | 5.8% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 35 | 5.3% | 12.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 15 | 2.3% | 15.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 15 | 2.3% | 15.4% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 15 | 2.3% | -6.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 14 | 2.1% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 11 | 1.7% | 22.2% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 7 | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 6 | 0.9% | 50.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.6% | 33.3% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services12.9%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services8.5%
- Construction7.4%
- Retail Trade2.2%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services0.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation and Food Services | 0.9 | 0.31× | 14 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.0 | 0.35× | 15 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.2 | 0.40× | 48 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.0 | 0.45× | 15 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.3 | 0.54× | 64 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.0 | 0.54× | 44 |