Prospect Vale - Blackstone Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Prospect Vale and Blackstone
TAS · SA2 602011044 · Launceston (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 375
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 6,949
- Per 1,000 residents
- 54.0
- Business growth YoY
- -0.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 377
- Change vs prior year
- -2
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes prospect vale and blackstone), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 238 | 63.5% |
| 1–4 | 101 | 26.9% |
| 5–19 | 34 | 9.1% |
| 20–199 | 3 | 0.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 130 | 34.7% | 1.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 36 | 9.6% | 0.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 29 | 7.7% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 28 | 7.5% | 3.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 26 | 6.9% | -7.1% |
| Retail Trade | 21 | 5.6% | 16.7% |
| Other Services | 20 | 5.3% | 5.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 15 | 4.0% | -11.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 15 | 4.0% | -21.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 13 | 3.5% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 12 | 3.2% | 9.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 11 | 2.9% | -8.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 6 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 4 | 1.1% | 33.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.8% | -25.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 0.8% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Retail Trade16.7%
- Other Services5.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance3.7%
- Construction1.6%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services0.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.9 | 0.17× | 13 |
| Manufacturing | 1.7 | 0.48× | 12 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.6 | 0.61× | 11 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.7 | 0.69× | 26 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.2 | 0.73× | 15 |