Subiaco - Shenton Park
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Subiaco and Shenton Park
WA · SA2 503021042 · Perth City (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 5,128
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 20,645
- Per 1,000 residents
- 248.4
- Business growth YoY
- 3.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 4,978
- Change vs prior year
- +150
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 13,942
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes subiaco and shenton park), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,358.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 3,293 | 64.2% |
| 1–4 | 1,123 | 21.9% |
| 5–19 | 514 | 10.0% |
| 20–199 | 185 | 3.6% |
| 200+ | 7 | 0.1% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (13,942). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Private company | 4,942 | 35.4% |
| Individual / sole trader | 3,407 | 24.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,754 | 12.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 1,025 | 7.4% |
| Fixed unit trust | 697 | 5.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 577 | 4.1% |
| Strata title | 271 | 1.9% |
| Public company | 264 | 1.9% |
| Other | 1,005 | 7.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 1,099 | 21.4% | 0.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 898 | 17.5% | 4.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 606 | 11.8% | 1.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 556 | 10.8% | 6.7% |
| Construction | 446 | 8.7% | 3.0% |
| Mining | 295 | 5.8% | -3.6% |
| Retail Trade | 180 | 3.5% | -5.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 179 | 3.5% | 4.7% |
| Other Services | 135 | 2.6% | 4.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 132 | 2.6% | 10.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 115 | 2.2% | 6.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 107 | 2.1% | 9.2% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 83 | 1.6% | 9.2% |
| Manufacturing | 80 | 1.6% | 9.6% |
| Education and Training | 74 | 1.4% | 2.8% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 61 | 1.2% | 1.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 51 | 1.0% | 8.5% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 22 | 0.4% | 10.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 6 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services10.9%
- Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services10.0%
- Manufacturing9.6%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing9.2%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing9.2%
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 | 5.2 | 0.67× | 107 |