Riverside Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
TAS · SA2 602011046 · Launceston (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 496
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,535
- Per 1,000 residents
- 65.8
- Business growth YoY
- 4.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 476
- Change vs prior year
- +20
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 14,404
≠ 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): 1,726.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 336 | 67.7% |
| 1–4 | 127 | 25.6% |
| 5–19 | 32 | 6.5% |
| 20–199 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (14,404). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 6,285 | 43.6% |
| Private company | 3,109 | 21.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,334 | 9.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 792 | 5.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 721 | 5.0% |
| Fixed unit trust | 478 | 3.3% |
| Other incorporated entity | 444 | 3.1% |
| Family partnership | 388 | 2.7% |
| Other | 853 | 5.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 112 | 22.6% | 9.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 60 | 12.1% | 7.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 53 | 10.7% | 8.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 46 | 9.3% | -6.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 37 | 7.5% | -7.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 31 | 6.3% | -8.8% |
| Retail Trade | 29 | 5.8% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 27 | 5.4% | 35.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 24 | 4.8% | 26.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 20 | 4.0% | 5.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 16 | 3.2% | -11.1% |
| Manufacturing | 12 | 2.4% | -7.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 9 | 1.8% | 80.0% |
| Education and Training | 8 | 1.6% | -20.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 7 | 1.4% | 16.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 5 | 1.0% | -28.6% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services35.0%
- Accommodation and Food Services26.3%
- Construction9.8%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services8.2%
- Health Care and Social Assistance7.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 1.6 | 0.44× | 12 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 4.1 | 0.44× | 31 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.1 | 0.75× | 16 |