Acton - Upper Burnie Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Acton and Upper Burnie
TAS · SA2 604011075 · Burnie - Ulverstone (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 85
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 3,371
- Per 1,000 residents
- 25.2
- Business growth YoY
- -9.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 94
- Change vs prior year
- -9
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes acton and upper burnie), 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 | 44 | 51.8% |
| 1–4 | 35 | 41.2% |
| 5–19 | 9 | 10.6% |
| 20–199 | 3 | 3.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 17 | 20.0% | 13.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 12 | 14.1% | 33.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 9 | 10.6% | -40.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 9 | 10.6% | -18.2% |
| Retail Trade | 6 | 7.1% | -14.3% |
| Other Services | 6 | 7.1% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 5 | 5.9% | 0.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 5 | 5.9% | -16.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 4 | 4.7% | 33.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3 | 3.5% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 3 | 3.5% | -40.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 3 | 3.5% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 3 | 3.5% | 0.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 5.0 | 0.42× | 17 |