North West Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
TAS · SA2 604031094 · West Coast (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 551
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 4,400
- Per 1,000 residents
- 125.2
- Business growth YoY
- 2.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 537
- Change vs prior year
- +14
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 201
≠ 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): 12.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 339 | 61.5% |
| 1–4 | 130 | 23.6% |
| 5–19 | 77 | 14.0% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 1.1% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (201). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 69 | 34.3% |
| Private company | 40 | 19.9% |
| Family partnership | 24 | 11.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 22 | 10.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 11 | 5.5% |
| Other incorporated entity | 8 | 4.0% |
| Partnership | 7 | 3.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 7 | 3.5% |
| Other | 13 | 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 | 326 | 59.2% | 0.6% |
| Construction | 53 | 9.6% | 8.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 36 | 6.5% | 5.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 30 | 5.4% | 7.1% |
| Manufacturing | 18 | 3.3% | 28.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 16 | 2.9% | 6.7% |
| Other Services | 16 | 2.9% | 45.5% |
| Retail Trade | 14 | 2.5% | 0.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 14 | 2.5% | -6.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 10 | 1.8% | -9.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 6 | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 4 | 0.7% | -33.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 4 | 0.7% | 33.3% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Construction8.2%
- Accommodation and Food Services7.1%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services5.9%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing0.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.2 | 0.58× | 14 |