Welshpool
Statistical area (SA2)
WA · SA2 506031130 · Canning (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,327
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 15
- Per 1,000 residents
- 88466.7
- Business growth YoY
- 1.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,314
- Change vs prior year
- +13
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,359
≠ 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): 160.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 597 | 45.0% |
| 1–4 | 259 | 19.5% |
| 5–19 | 295 | 22.2% |
| 20–199 | 162 | 12.2% |
| 200+ | 18 | 1.4% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,359). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Private company | 1,323 | 56.1% |
| Individual / sole trader | 256 | 10.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 193 | 8.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 131 | 5.6% |
| Fixed unit trust | 112 | 4.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 75 | 3.2% |
| Partnership | 70 | 3.0% |
| Strata title | 49 | 2.1% |
| Other | 150 | 6.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 255 | 19.2% | 1.6% |
| Manufacturing | 176 | 13.3% | -4.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 159 | 12.0% | 0.0% |
| Construction | 145 | 10.9% | 2.8% |
| Other Services | 116 | 8.7% | 2.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 101 | 7.6% | 7.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 70 | 5.3% | -5.4% |
| Retail Trade | 62 | 4.7% | -4.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 62 | 4.7% | -3.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 51 | 3.8% | 6.3% |
| Mining | 28 | 2.1% | 33.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 25 | 1.9% | 8.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 22 | 1.7% | -8.3% |
| Education and Training | 19 | 1.4% | 18.8% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 13 | 1.0% | 8.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 8 | 0.6% | 14.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 5 | 0.4% | -28.6% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Mining33.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance8.7%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services7.4%
- Administrative and Support Services6.3%
- Construction2.8%