West Hobart Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
TAS · SA2 601051033 · Hobart Inner (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 450
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 6,415
- Per 1,000 residents
- 70.1
- Business growth YoY
- -4.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 472
- Change vs prior year
- -22
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ 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?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 325 | 72.2% |
| 1–4 | 95 | 21.1% |
| 5–19 | 22 | 4.9% |
| 20–199 | 9 | 2.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 113 | 25.1% | -8.1% |
| Construction | 60 | 13.3% | -7.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 60 | 13.3% | 7.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 39 | 8.7% | -7.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 34 | 7.6% | -8.1% |
| Retail Trade | 30 | 6.7% | 7.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 20 | 4.4% | -9.1% |
| Manufacturing | 17 | 3.8% | -5.6% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 14 | 3.1% | 55.6% |
| Other Services | 14 | 3.1% | 7.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 11 | 2.4% | -31.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 9 | 2.0% | 28.6% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 8 | 1.8% | -11.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 7 | 1.6% | -22.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 7 | 1.6% | -36.4% |
| Education and Training | 4 | 0.9% | -42.9% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.7% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance7.1%
- Retail Trade7.1%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services-7.1%
- Construction-7.7%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing-8.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Services | 2.2 | 0.60× | 14 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 1.7 | 0.61× | 11 |
| Construction | 9.4 | 0.66× | 60 |