South Launceston Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
TAS · SA2 602011047 · Launceston (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 385
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 4,784
- Per 1,000 residents
- 80.5
- Business growth YoY
- 2.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 376
- Change vs prior year
- +9
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,278
≠ 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): 474.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 237 | 61.6% |
| 1–4 | 92 | 23.9% |
| 5–19 | 40 | 10.4% |
| 20–199 | 12 | 3.1% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,278). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,752 | 53.4% |
| Private company | 641 | 19.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 184 | 5.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 160 | 4.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 125 | 3.8% |
| Fixed unit trust | 96 | 2.9% |
| Family partnership | 93 | 2.8% |
| Other incorporated entity | 69 | 2.1% |
| Other | 158 | 4.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 87 | 22.6% | -5.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 46 | 11.9% | 15.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 40 | 10.4% | 0.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 40 | 10.4% | 11.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 39 | 10.1% | 5.4% |
| Retail Trade | 22 | 5.7% | -15.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 22 | 5.7% | 15.8% |
| Other Services | 20 | 5.2% | -9.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 17 | 4.4% | 41.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 12 | 3.1% | 50.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 9 | 2.3% | 12.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 9 | 2.3% | -30.8% |
| Manufacturing | 7 | 1.8% | 40.0% |
| Education and Training | 6 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services15.8%
- Health Care and Social Assistance15.0%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services11.1%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services5.4%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing0.0%