Summerhill - Prospect Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Summerhill and Prospect
TAS · SA2 602011048 · Launceston (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 255
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 4,989
- Per 1,000 residents
- 51.1
- Business growth YoY
- 1.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 252
- Change vs prior year
- +3
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes summerhill and prospect), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 157 | 61.6% |
| 1–4 | 64 | 25.1% |
| 5–19 | 32 | 12.5% |
| 20–199 | 3 | 1.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 66 | 25.9% | -9.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 32 | 12.5% | 23.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 22 | 8.6% | 4.8% |
| Other Services | 22 | 8.6% | -8.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 18 | 7.1% | -5.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 18 | 7.1% | -5.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 17 | 6.7% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 13 | 5.1% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 10 | 3.9% | 11.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 10 | 3.9% | 25.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 8 | 3.1% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 8 | 3.1% | 14.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 4 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 4 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 1.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance23.1%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing4.8%
- Other Services-8.3%
- Construction-9.6%
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 | 3.6 | 0.63× | 18 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.0 | 0.68× | 10 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.6 | 0.69× | 18 |
| Retail Trade | 2.6 | 0.74× | 13 |