St Helens - Scamander
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes St Helens and Scamander
TAS · SA2 602031064 · North East (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 593
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,219
- Per 1,000 residents
- 82.1
- Business growth YoY
- -1.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 604
- Change vs prior year
- -11
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,611
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes st helens and scamander), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 331.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 379 | 63.9% |
| 1–4 | 139 | 23.4% |
| 5–19 | 62 | 10.5% |
| 20–199 | 15 | 2.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,611). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,332 | 51.0% |
| Private company | 413 | 15.8% |
| Family partnership | 175 | 6.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 174 | 6.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 150 | 5.7% |
| Other incorporated entity | 113 | 4.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 84 | 3.2% |
| Partnership | 63 | 2.4% |
| Other | 107 | 4.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 123 | 20.7% | -7.5% |
| Construction | 107 | 18.0% | 0.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 57 | 9.6% | 1.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 49 | 8.3% | -2.0% |
| Retail Trade | 46 | 7.8% | -6.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 46 | 7.8% | 15.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 30 | 5.1% | 11.1% |
| Manufacturing | 29 | 4.9% | 11.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 25 | 4.2% | -16.7% |
| Other Services | 19 | 3.2% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 17 | 2.9% | -19.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 13 | 2.2% | 18.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 11 | 1.9% | -15.4% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 8 | 1.3% | -11.1% |
| Education and Training | 6 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services15.0%
- Manufacturing11.5%
- Health Care and Social Assistance11.1%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services1.8%
- Construction0.0%
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 | 1.8 | 0.70× | 13 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.5 | 0.71× | 25 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.5 | 0.73× | 11 |
| Other Services | 2.6 | 0.73× | 19 |