Bridgewater - Gagebrook Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Bridgewater and Gagebrook
TAS · SA2 601011001 · Brighton (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 222
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 8,732
- Per 1,000 residents
- 25.4
- Business growth YoY
- -0.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 223
- Change vs prior year
- -1
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes bridgewater and gagebrook), 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 | 131 | 59.0% |
| 1–4 | 50 | 22.5% |
| 5–19 | 31 | 14.0% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 2.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 54 | 24.3% | -3.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 36 | 16.2% | -20.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 21 | 9.5% | 16.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 16 | 7.2% | 6.7% |
| Other Services | 15 | 6.8% | 15.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 14 | 6.3% | 27.3% |
| Manufacturing | 12 | 5.4% | -7.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 11 | 5.0% | -15.4% |
| Retail Trade | 10 | 4.5% | 42.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 9 | 4.1% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 8 | 3.6% | -20.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 4 | 1.8% | -42.9% |
| Mining | 3 | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 1.4% | — |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 1.4% | — |
| Education and Training | 3 | 1.4% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance16.7%
- Construction-3.6%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing-20.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 1.3 | 0.24× | 11 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 1.6 | 0.29× | 14 |
| Retail Trade | 1.1 | 0.33× | 10 |
| Manufacturing | 1.4 | 0.46× | 12 |
| Construction | 6.2 | 0.47× | 54 |
| Other Services | 1.7 | 0.47× | 15 |