Western Australia economy · Business indicators
Western Australian firms operate within an economy strongly influenced by resources but not defined by them alone. Reading the available business series together preserves that distinction and their separate units.
2 published series · abs-business-indicators
business.sales.total.wa.seasadj
Latest value
$176.8B
Change from prior period
+$6.5B
from Jan 2026
business.wages.total.wa.seasadj
Latest value
$29.6B
Change from prior period
+$143M
from Jan 2026
Business indicators describe selected parts of firms' recorded activity rather than a single measure of business health. The Australian Bureau of Statistics publishes the underlying business collections, generally on a quarterly timetable, using survey and administrative inputs that are aggregated for each jurisdiction. This page keeps the two available state series together and prints each series' own unit, frequency and adjustment because the measures should not be assumed to be interchangeable. Initial estimates can be revised when businesses provide updated returns, administrative records are refreshed, seasonal patterns are recalculated or benchmark information becomes available. Movements may also reflect industry composition and the concentration of large employers within a state. These indicators do not directly measure every small business, profitability for a particular company, confidence, insolvency risk or the value of listed shares. They describe published historical aggregates and are not a forecast, investment signal or assessment of an individual firm's prospects.
Coarse operating-exposure bands are AI estimates based on public company information. Headquarters-only matches are withheld.
BHP Bhp GroupMaterials
Majority of operations (estimate)
Basis: Pilbara iron ore operations
FMG FortescueMaterials
Majority of operations (estimate)
Basis: Pilbara iron ore mines and ports
NST Northern Star ResourcesMaterials
Majority of operations (estimate)
Basis: Kalgoorlie and Yandal gold operations
RIO Rio TintoMaterials
Majority of operations (estimate)
Basis: Pilbara iron ore operations
WDS Woodside Energy GroupEnergy
Majority of operations (estimate)
Basis: North West Shelf and Pluto LNG
CBA Commonwealth Bank Of Australia.Banks
Some operations exposure (estimate)
Basis: Retail and business banking activity
NEM NewmontMaterials
Some operations exposure (estimate)
Basis: Boddington gold mine operations
WBC Westpac BankingBanks
Some operations exposure (estimate)
Basis: Business banking and mortgages
Every chart reports its source, unit, frequency, adjustment and source licence from the economic-series catalogue. Latest periods may be preliminary or revised by the publisher. Historical data only; not a forecast or financial advice.
