Devonport Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
TAS · SA2 604021085 · Devonport (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,020
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 14,775
- Per 1,000 residents
- 69.0
- Business growth YoY
- 1.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,007
- Change vs prior year
- +13
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,455
≠ currently trading
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?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 854.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 548 | 53.7% |
| 1–4 | 269 | 26.4% |
| 5–19 | 169 | 16.6% |
| 20–199 | 34 | 3.3% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.3% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,455). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,074 | 47.6% |
| Private company | 1,133 | 17.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 686 | 10.6% |
| Family partnership | 334 | 5.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 311 | 4.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 235 | 3.6% |
| Other incorporated entity | 201 | 3.1% |
| Fixed unit trust | 160 | 2.5% |
| Other | 321 | 5.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 176 | 17.3% | 9.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 126 | 12.4% | -5.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 125 | 12.3% | 0.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 107 | 10.5% | 3.9% |
| Retail Trade | 100 | 9.8% | 1.0% |
| Other Services | 81 | 7.9% | 1.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 72 | 7.1% | 0.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 61 | 6.0% | 5.2% |
| Manufacturing | 37 | 3.6% | -9.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 33 | 3.2% | 10.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 28 | 2.7% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 22 | 2.2% | -8.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 15 | 1.5% | -25.0% |
| Education and Training | 14 | 1.4% | 16.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 12 | 1.2% | 9.1% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | — |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services10.0%
- Construction9.3%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing5.2%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services3.9%
- Other Services1.3%
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 | 1.9 | 0.34× | 28 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.0 | 0.51× | 15 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 4.1 | 0.61× | 61 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.5 | 0.61× | 22 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.8 | 0.62× | 12 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.2 | 0.65× | 33 |