Forestier - Tasman Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Forestier and Tasman
TAS · SA2 603031073 · South East Coast (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 226
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 2,738
- Per 1,000 residents
- 82.5
- Business growth YoY
- 0.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 225
- Change vs prior year
- +1
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 762
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes forestier and tasman), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 92.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 148 | 65.5% |
| 1–4 | 63 | 27.9% |
| 5–19 | 20 | 8.8% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 2.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (762). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 416 | 54.6% |
| Private company | 103 | 13.5% |
| Family partnership | 72 | 9.4% |
| Other incorporated entity | 40 | 5.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 35 | 4.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 26 | 3.4% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 21 | 2.8% |
| Partnership | 20 | 2.6% |
| Other | 29 | 3.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 71 | 31.4% | 6.0% |
| Construction | 35 | 15.5% | -5.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 20 | 8.8% | 0.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 20 | 8.8% | 11.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 15 | 6.6% | 15.4% |
| Manufacturing | 12 | 5.3% | 20.0% |
| Retail Trade | 11 | 4.9% | 10.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 8 | 3.5% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 7 | 3.1% | 16.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 6 | 2.7% | 20.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 5 | 2.2% | 25.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 4 | 1.8% | -33.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 1.3% | -40.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 1.3% | -40.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 3 | 1.3% | -40.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services11.1%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing6.0%
- Accommodation and Food Services0.0%
- Construction-5.4%