Sheffield - Railton Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Sheffield and Railton
TAS · SA2 604021091 · Devonport (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 562
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 6,911
- Per 1,000 residents
- 81.3
- Business growth YoY
- -3.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 584
- Change vs prior year
- -22
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,358
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes sheffield and railton), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 157.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 388 | 69.0% |
| 1–4 | 114 | 20.3% |
| 5–19 | 45 | 8.0% |
| 20–199 | 18 | 3.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,358). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 639 | 47.1% |
| Private company | 194 | 14.3% |
| Family partnership | 176 | 13.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 85 | 6.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 82 | 6.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 53 | 3.9% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 35 | 2.6% |
| Partnership | 35 | 2.6% |
| Other | 59 | 4.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 201 | 35.8% | -6.1% |
| Construction | 72 | 12.8% | -5.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 48 | 8.5% | -5.9% |
| Other Services | 36 | 6.4% | 12.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 33 | 5.9% | 22.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 27 | 4.8% | -3.6% |
| Manufacturing | 25 | 4.4% | 4.2% |
| Retail Trade | 23 | 4.1% | -28.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 23 | 4.1% | -20.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 20 | 3.6% | -9.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 19 | 3.4% | 18.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 14 | 2.5% | 27.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.7% | -20.0% |
| Education and Training | 4 | 0.7% | 33.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 4 | 0.7% | -42.9% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.5% | — |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 3 | 0.5% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services22.2%
- Other Services12.5%
- Manufacturing4.2%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services-3.6%
- Construction-5.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.7 | 0.58× | 19 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.9 | 0.70× | 27 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.3 | 0.72× | 23 |
| Construction | 10.4 | 0.73× | 72 |