New Norfolk Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
TAS · SA2 601031020 · Hobart - North West (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 291
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,713
- Per 1,000 residents
- 37.7
- Business growth YoY
- 8.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 269
- Change vs prior year
- +22
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,013
≠ 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): 302.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 180 | 61.9% |
| 1–4 | 80 | 27.5% |
| 5–19 | 28 | 9.6% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 2.1% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,013). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,110 | 55.1% |
| Private company | 299 | 14.9% |
| Family partnership | 152 | 7.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 99 | 4.9% |
| Other incorporated entity | 97 | 4.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 81 | 4.0% |
| Partnership | 49 | 2.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 43 | 2.1% |
| Other | 83 | 4.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 79 | 27.1% | -1.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 29 | 10.0% | -6.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 27 | 9.3% | -6.9% |
| Retail Trade | 26 | 8.9% | 4.0% |
| Other Services | 25 | 8.6% | 56.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 24 | 8.2% | 20.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 21 | 7.2% | 31.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 16 | 5.5% | 14.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 13 | 4.5% | 8.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 9 | 3.1% | 12.5% |
| Manufacturing | 9 | 3.1% | -25.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 4 | 1.4% | — |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 3 | 1.0% | — |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services56.3%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services31.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance20.0%
- Retail Trade4.0%
- Construction-1.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 2.1 | 0.38× | 16 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 2.7 | 0.50× | 21 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 1.7 | 0.61× | 13 |
| Construction | 10.2 | 0.72× | 79 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.1 | 0.72× | 24 |