George Town Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
TAS · SA2 602031059 · North East (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 387
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,465
- Per 1,000 residents
- 51.8
- Business growth YoY
- 5.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 368
- Change vs prior year
- +19
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,528
≠ 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): 215.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 236 | 61.0% |
| 1–4 | 108 | 27.9% |
| 5–19 | 23 | 5.9% |
| 20–199 | 9 | 2.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,528). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 711 | 46.5% |
| Private company | 279 | 18.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 120 | 7.9% |
| Family partnership | 96 | 6.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 91 | 6.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 65 | 4.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 64 | 4.2% |
| Partnership | 24 | 1.6% |
| Other | 78 | 5.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 83 | 21.4% | 5.1% |
| Construction | 78 | 20.2% | 6.8% |
| Manufacturing | 29 | 7.5% | 7.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 29 | 7.5% | 7.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 29 | 7.5% | -9.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 23 | 5.9% | 9.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 22 | 5.7% | -8.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 19 | 4.9% | 72.7% |
| Retail Trade | 16 | 4.1% | -23.8% |
| Other Services | 15 | 3.9% | -11.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 10 | 2.6% | 11.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 9 | 2.3% | 28.6% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 5 | 1.3% | 25.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 5 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 4 | 1.0% | 33.3% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.8% | — |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.8% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance9.5%
- Manufacturing7.4%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services7.4%
- Construction6.8%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing5.1%
Industries with more relative room
Under-indexed vs similar SA2s in TAS (density per 1,000). Use as a research starting point — not investment advice.
| Industry | Local /1,000 | vs peers | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative and Support Services | 1.3 | 0.47× | 10 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.5 | 0.52× | 19 |
| Other Services | 2.0 | 0.53× | 15 |
| Retail Trade | 2.1 | 0.60× | 16 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.9 | 0.66× | 29 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.1 | 0.67× | 23 |