West Ulverstone

Statistical area (SA2)

TAS · SA2 604011083 · Burnie - Ulverstone (SA3) · Business statistics view

Actively trading businesses: 159
Population (SA2 ERP): 4,615
Per 1,000 residents: 34.5
Business growth YoY: 2.6%

Prior year businesses: 155
Change vs prior year: +4
Active ABNs (mapped): —

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	92	57.9%
1–4	52	32.7%
5–19	6	3.8%
20–199	3	1.9%
200+	0	0.0%

Businesses by industry

ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)

All industries

Industry	Businesses	Share	YoY
Construction	37	23.3%	-5.1%
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	14	8.8%	16.7%
Health Care and Social Assistance	14	8.8%	7.7%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	13	8.2%	8.3%
Retail Trade	10	6.3%	0.0%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	10	6.3%	-9.1%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	9	5.7%	-30.8%
Manufacturing	8	5.0%	14.3%
Administrative and Support Services	8	5.0%	0.0%
Other Services	8	5.0%	-11.1%
Financial and Insurance Services	7	4.4%	-12.5%
Wholesale Trade	6	3.8%	50.0%
Accommodation and Food Services	6	3.8%	0.0%
Information Media and Telecommunications	3	1.9%	0.0%
Public Administration and Safety	3	1.9%	—
Arts and Recreation Services	3	1.9%	—

Fastest-growing industries

Construction-5.1%

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
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	3.0	0.24×	14
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	2.2	0.41×	10
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	2.8	0.46×	13
Construction	8.0	0.59×	37
Retail Trade	2.2	0.59×	10
Health Care and Social Assistance	3.0	0.67×	14