Northern Midlands Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
TAS · SA2 602031061 · North East (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 465
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 3,883
- Per 1,000 residents
- 119.8
- Business growth YoY
- -0.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 468
- Change vs prior year
- -3
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ 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?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 278 | 59.8% |
| 1–4 | 110 | 23.7% |
| 5–19 | 71 | 15.3% |
| 20–199 | 8 | 1.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 194 | 41.7% | -2.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 71 | 15.3% | 1.4% |
| Construction | 47 | 10.1% | -11.3% |
| Retail Trade | 23 | 4.9% | 0.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 22 | 4.7% | 15.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 21 | 4.5% | -4.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 17 | 3.7% | 41.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 13 | 2.8% | -7.1% |
| Manufacturing | 11 | 2.4% | 10.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 11 | 2.4% | 83.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 10 | 2.2% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 10 | 2.2% | -9.1% |
| Other Services | 6 | 1.3% | 20.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 3 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 0.6% | -40.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing15.8%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services1.4%
- Retail Trade0.0%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing-2.5%
- Accommodation and Food Services-4.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.6 | 0.60× | 10 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.3 | 0.61× | 13 |