Longford Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
TAS · SA2 602031060 · North East (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 352
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 4,684
- Per 1,000 residents
- 75.1
- Business growth YoY
- -3.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 365
- Change vs prior year
- -13
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,094
≠ 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): 135.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 221 | 62.8% |
| 1–4 | 74 | 21.0% |
| 5–19 | 45 | 12.8% |
| 20–199 | 14 | 4.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,094). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 461 | 42.1% |
| Private company | 228 | 20.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 80 | 7.3% |
| Family partnership | 76 | 6.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 58 | 5.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 57 | 5.2% |
| Other incorporated entity | 40 | 3.7% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 23 | 2.1% |
| Other | 71 | 6.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 80 | 22.7% | -2.4% |
| Construction | 62 | 17.6% | 1.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 42 | 11.9% | 10.5% |
| Other Services | 22 | 6.3% | -12.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 20 | 5.7% | -4.8% |
| Manufacturing | 19 | 5.4% | -13.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 17 | 4.8% | -22.7% |
| Retail Trade | 16 | 4.5% | -5.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 14 | 4.0% | -22.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 14 | 4.0% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 11 | 3.1% | -15.4% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 11 | 3.1% | -8.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 9 | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 8 | 2.3% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 1.1% | 33.3% |
| Education and Training | 3 | 0.9% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services10.5%
- Construction1.6%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing-2.4%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services-4.8%
- Other Services-12.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.0 | 0.62× | 14 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.0 | 0.66× | 14 |