Kingston Beach - Blackmans Bay Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Kingston Beach and Blackmans Bay
TAS · SA2 601041023 · Hobart - South and West (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 763
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 11,344
- Per 1,000 residents
- 67.3
- Business growth YoY
- 1.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 755
- Change vs prior year
- +8
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,615
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes kingston beach and blackmans bay), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 221.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 510 | 66.8% |
| 1–4 | 179 | 23.5% |
| 5–19 | 57 | 7.5% |
| 20–199 | 18 | 2.4% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,615). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 904 | 56.0% |
| Private company | 244 | 15.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 141 | 8.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 83 | 5.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 76 | 4.7% |
| Family partnership | 49 | 3.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 28 | 1.7% |
| Fixed unit trust | 26 | 1.6% |
| Other | 64 | 4.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 185 | 24.2% | -4.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 120 | 15.7% | 4.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 76 | 10.0% | 5.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 72 | 9.4% | 10.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 39 | 5.1% | 5.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 38 | 5.0% | 5.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 36 | 4.7% | -12.2% |
| Manufacturing | 32 | 4.2% | -8.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 32 | 4.2% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 29 | 3.8% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 29 | 3.8% | 7.4% |
| Other Services | 23 | 3.0% | -8.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 21 | 2.8% | 5.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 13 | 1.7% | 18.2% |
| Education and Training | 11 | 1.4% | 10.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 7 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services10.8%
- Financial and Insurance Services7.4%
- Health Care and Social Assistance5.6%
- Accommodation and Food Services5.6%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing5.4%
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 | 3.4 | 0.54× | 39 |
| Other Services | 2.0 | 0.54× | 23 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.2 | 0.66× | 36 |
| Retail Trade | 2.6 | 0.69× | 29 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 1.1 | 0.69× | 13 |