Margate - Snug Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Margate and Snug
TAS · SA2 601041024 · Hobart - South and West (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 615
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 8,751
- Per 1,000 residents
- 70.3
- Business growth YoY
- 1.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 608
- Change vs prior year
- +7
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,252
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes margate and snug), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 259.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 368 | 59.8% |
| 1–4 | 178 | 28.9% |
| 5–19 | 56 | 9.1% |
| 20–199 | 12 | 2.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,252). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,198 | 53.2% |
| Private company | 453 | 20.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 147 | 6.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 112 | 5.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 91 | 4.0% |
| Family partnership | 87 | 3.9% |
| Other incorporated entity | 47 | 2.1% |
| Partnership | 34 | 1.5% |
| Other | 83 | 3.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 179 | 29.1% | -3.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 80 | 13.0% | 5.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 49 | 8.0% | 2.1% |
| Manufacturing | 47 | 7.6% | 14.6% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 46 | 7.5% | -6.1% |
| Other Services | 37 | 6.0% | 5.7% |
| Retail Trade | 30 | 4.9% | 11.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 30 | 4.9% | 3.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 30 | 4.9% | 3.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 19 | 3.1% | -5.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 17 | 2.8% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 11 | 1.8% | -8.3% |
| Education and Training | 10 | 1.6% | 11.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 8 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 6 | 1.0% | 50.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 6 | 1.0% | -33.3% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.7% | 33.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Manufacturing14.6%
- Retail Trade11.1%
- Other Services5.7%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services5.3%
- Administrative and Support Services3.4%
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 | 2.2 | 0.45× | 19 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 5.3 | 0.52× | 46 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.9 | 0.66× | 17 |
| Education and Training | 1.1 | 0.68× | 10 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 1.3 | 0.72× | 11 |