Risdon Vale Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
TAS · SA2 601021010 · Hobart - North East (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 102
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 3,799
- Per 1,000 residents
- 26.8
- Business growth YoY
- 4.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 98
- Change vs prior year
- +4
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 365
≠ 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): 79.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 74 | 72.5% |
| 1–4 | 21 | 20.6% |
| 5–19 | 6 | 5.9% |
| 20–199 | 3 | 2.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (365). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 277 | 75.9% |
| Private company | 47 | 12.9% |
| Partnership | 8 | 2.2% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 8 | 2.2% |
| Family partnership | 7 | 1.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 5 | 1.4% |
| Other incorporated entity | 5 | 1.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 3 | 0.8% |
| Other | 5 | 1.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 31 | 30.4% | 14.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 20 | 19.6% | 5.3% |
| Retail Trade | 7 | 6.9% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 7 | 6.9% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 6 | 5.9% | 20.0% |
| Manufacturing | 6 | 5.9% | 50.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 6 | 5.9% | 20.0% |
| Other Services | 6 | 5.9% | 20.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 4 | 3.9% | -33.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 3 | 2.9% | 0.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3 | 2.9% | — |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3 | 2.9% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Construction14.8%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing5.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 8.2 | 0.62× | 31 |