Port Sorell Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
TAS · SA2 604021089 · Devonport (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 479
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 6,896
- Per 1,000 residents
- 69.5
- Business growth YoY
- -1.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 484
- Change vs prior year
- -5
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,421
≠ 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): 288.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 295 | 61.6% |
| 1–4 | 116 | 24.2% |
| 5–19 | 51 | 10.6% |
| 20–199 | 24 | 5.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,421). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,150 | 47.5% |
| Private company | 393 | 16.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 201 | 8.3% |
| Family partnership | 194 | 8.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 143 | 5.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 94 | 3.9% |
| Other incorporated entity | 74 | 3.1% |
| Fixed unit trust | 49 | 2.0% |
| Other | 123 | 5.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 105 | 21.9% | -4.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 103 | 21.5% | 1.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 56 | 11.7% | -1.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 36 | 7.5% | 9.1% |
| Other Services | 28 | 5.8% | -6.7% |
| Retail Trade | 24 | 5.0% | 14.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 24 | 5.0% | -7.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 22 | 4.6% | 10.0% |
| Manufacturing | 17 | 3.5% | 6.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 15 | 3.1% | -6.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 13 | 2.7% | -18.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 11 | 2.3% | -15.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 10 | 2.1% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 8 | 1.7% | 33.3% |
| Education and Training | 4 | 0.8% | -20.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Retail Trade14.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance10.0%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services9.1%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing1.0%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services-1.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative and Support Services | 1.5 | 0.51× | 10 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.6 | 0.62× | 11 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.9 | 0.67× | 13 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.2 | 0.68× | 22 |
| Manufacturing | 2.5 | 0.71× | 17 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.5 | 0.72× | 24 |