Sorell - Richmond Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Sorell and Richmond
TAS · SA2 601061035 · Sorell - Dodges Ferry (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 767
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 10,881
- Per 1,000 residents
- 70.5
- Business growth YoY
- 1.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 754
- Change vs prior year
- +13
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,147
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes sorell and richmond), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 307.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 449 | 58.5% |
| 1–4 | 191 | 24.9% |
| 5–19 | 103 | 13.4% |
| 20–199 | 18 | 2.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,147). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,178 | 54.9% |
| Private company | 394 | 18.4% |
| Family partnership | 135 | 6.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 133 | 6.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 84 | 3.9% |
| Other incorporated entity | 60 | 2.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 57 | 2.7% |
| Partnership | 43 | 2.0% |
| Other | 63 | 2.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 173 | 22.6% | 6.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 116 | 15.1% | 4.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 64 | 8.3% | 16.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 54 | 7.0% | -1.8% |
| Retail Trade | 53 | 6.9% | -3.6% |
| Other Services | 51 | 6.6% | -3.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 42 | 5.5% | -4.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 41 | 5.3% | -6.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 39 | 5.1% | -7.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 39 | 5.1% | 18.2% |
| Manufacturing | 28 | 3.7% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 18 | 2.3% | -10.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 16 | 2.1% | -23.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 13 | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 6 | 0.8% | 50.0% |
| Education and Training | 5 | 0.7% | -37.5% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.4% | — |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance18.2%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services16.4%
- Construction6.8%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing4.5%
- Manufacturing0.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.2 | 0.48× | 13 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.9 | 0.74× | 42 |