Dodges Ferry - Lewisham Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Dodges Ferry and Lewisham
TAS · SA2 601061034 · Sorell - Dodges Ferry (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 568
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 9,122
- Per 1,000 residents
- 62.3
- Business growth YoY
- 4.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 543
- Change vs prior year
- +25
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,991
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes dodges ferry and lewisham), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 302.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 358 | 63.0% |
| 1–4 | 164 | 28.9% |
| 5–19 | 47 | 8.3% |
| 20–199 | 9 | 1.6% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,991). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,275 | 64.0% |
| Private company | 280 | 14.1% |
| Family partnership | 88 | 4.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 84 | 4.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 67 | 3.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 59 | 3.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 58 | 2.9% |
| Partnership | 35 | 1.8% |
| Other | 45 | 2.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 200 | 35.2% | 7.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 64 | 11.3% | 14.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 55 | 9.7% | -5.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 35 | 6.2% | 20.7% |
| Manufacturing | 33 | 5.8% | 6.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 25 | 4.4% | 13.6% |
| Retail Trade | 24 | 4.2% | 9.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 24 | 4.2% | -7.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 21 | 3.7% | -16.0% |
| Other Services | 21 | 3.7% | -8.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 19 | 3.3% | -20.8% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 16 | 2.8% | 14.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 10 | 1.8% | 42.9% |
| Education and Training | 9 | 1.6% | -10.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 6 | 1.1% | 100.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services20.7%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services14.3%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing13.6%
- Retail Trade9.1%
- Construction7.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale Trade | 1.1 | 0.52× | 10 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.6 | 0.56× | 24 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.7 | 0.58× | 25 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 6.0 | 0.60× | 55 |
| Other Services | 2.3 | 0.63× | 21 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.8 | 0.64× | 35 |