Penguin - Sulphur Creek
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Penguin and Sulphur Creek
TAS · SA2 604011079 · Burnie - Ulverstone (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 334
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 5,573
- Per 1,000 residents
- 59.9
- Business growth YoY
- -3.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 346
- Change vs prior year
- -12
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,366
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes penguin and sulphur creek), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 160.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 203 | 60.8% |
| 1–4 | 96 | 28.7% |
| 5–19 | 36 | 10.8% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 1.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,366). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 626 | 45.8% |
| Private company | 232 | 17.0% |
| Family partnership | 131 | 9.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 117 | 8.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 78 | 5.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 60 | 4.4% |
| Other incorporated entity | 45 | 3.3% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 27 | 2.0% |
| Other | 50 | 3.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 81 | 24.3% | -3.6% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 44 | 13.2% | -6.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 30 | 9.0% | 7.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 30 | 9.0% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 25 | 7.5% | -7.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 23 | 6.9% | 4.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 21 | 6.3% | 5.0% |
| Retail Trade | 16 | 4.8% | -5.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 15 | 4.5% | 7.1% |
| Manufacturing | 12 | 3.6% | -36.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 12 | 3.6% | -29.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 11 | 3.3% | 10.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 8 | 2.4% | 60.0% |
| Education and Training | 3 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services7.1%
- Health Care and Social Assistance5.0%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing4.5%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services0.0%
- Construction-3.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 2.2 | 0.63× | 12 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 7.9 | 0.65× | 44 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.2 | 0.69× | 12 |