Hobart Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
TAS · SA2 601051027 · Hobart Inner (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 3,254
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 9,325
- Per 1,000 residents
- 349.0
- Business growth YoY
- -0.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 3,265
- Change vs prior year
- -11
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 9,008
≠ 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): 922.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,719 | 52.8% |
| 1–4 | 787 | 24.2% |
| 5–19 | 548 | 16.8% |
| 20–199 | 193 | 5.9% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (9,008). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,679 | 40.8% |
| Private company | 2,374 | 26.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 618 | 6.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 413 | 4.6% |
| Other incorporated entity | 381 | 4.2% |
| Fixed unit trust | 340 | 3.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 278 | 3.1% |
| Partnership | 167 | 1.9% |
| Other | 758 | 8.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 540 | 16.6% | 0.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 504 | 15.5% | -2.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 407 | 12.5% | 7.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 357 | 11.0% | -4.8% |
| Retail Trade | 255 | 7.8% | 1.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 213 | 6.5% | 3.9% |
| Construction | 200 | 6.1% | -4.3% |
| Other Services | 150 | 4.6% | -3.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 101 | 3.1% | 5.2% |
| Manufacturing | 99 | 3.0% | -2.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 95 | 2.9% | -1.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 79 | 2.4% | -10.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 69 | 2.1% | 6.2% |
| Education and Training | 66 | 2.0% | -2.9% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 58 | 1.8% | -6.5% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 35 | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 13 | 0.4% | 18.2% |
| Currently Unknown | 6 | 0.2% | 50.0% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.1% | 33.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance7.1%
- Wholesale Trade6.2%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing5.2%
- Financial and Insurance Services3.9%
- Retail Trade1.2%