Old Beach - Otago Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Old Beach and Otago
TAS · SA2 601011003 · Brighton (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 255
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 5,286
- Per 1,000 residents
- 48.2
- Business growth YoY
- 0.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 254
- Change vs prior year
- +1
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,173
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes old beach and otago), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 163.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 154 | 60.4% |
| 1–4 | 75 | 29.4% |
| 5–19 | 12 | 4.7% |
| 20–199 | 3 | 1.2% |
| 200+ | 3 | 1.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,173). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 679 | 57.9% |
| Private company | 198 | 16.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 80 | 6.8% |
| Family partnership | 58 | 4.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 48 | 4.1% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 39 | 3.3% |
| Other incorporated entity | 22 | 1.9% |
| Fixed unit trust | 14 | 1.2% |
| Other | 35 | 3.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 75 | 29.4% | -2.6% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 38 | 14.9% | 22.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 18 | 7.1% | 12.5% |
| Other Services | 16 | 6.3% | -11.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 15 | 5.9% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 15 | 5.9% | -16.7% |
| Retail Trade | 14 | 5.5% | 7.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 14 | 5.5% | 7.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 11 | 4.3% | -31.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 8 | 3.1% | -20.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 8 | 3.1% | 33.3% |
| Manufacturing | 7 | 2.7% | 16.7% |
| Education and Training | 5 | 2.0% | 25.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 4 | 1.6% | -20.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 4 | 1.6% | 33.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services22.6%
- Construction-2.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 2.8 | 0.48× | 15 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.8 | 0.68× | 15 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.4 | 0.72× | 18 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.1 | 0.74× | 11 |
| Retail Trade | 2.6 | 0.75× | 14 |