Sandy Bay Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
TAS · SA2 601051031 · Hobart Inner (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,262
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,587
- Per 1,000 residents
- 100.3
- Business growth YoY
- -3.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,307
- Change vs prior year
- -45
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,381
≠ 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): 641.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 860 | 68.1% |
| 1–4 | 275 | 21.8% |
| 5–19 | 109 | 8.6% |
| 20–199 | 23 | 1.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,381). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,570 | 47.8% |
| Private company | 1,029 | 19.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 516 | 9.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 335 | 6.2% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 237 | 4.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 153 | 2.8% |
| Other incorporated entity | 131 | 2.4% |
| Family partnership | 102 | 1.9% |
| Other | 308 | 5.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 197 | 15.6% | 1.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 189 | 15.0% | -1.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 176 | 13.9% | -6.4% |
| Construction | 120 | 9.5% | -5.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 117 | 9.3% | -2.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 91 | 7.2% | -9.9% |
| Retail Trade | 68 | 5.4% | -4.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 61 | 4.8% | -4.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 58 | 4.6% | 18.4% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 50 | 4.0% | -10.7% |
| Other Services | 35 | 2.8% | -5.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 27 | 2.1% | 8.0% |
| Manufacturing | 23 | 1.8% | -4.2% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 17 | 1.3% | -15.0% |
| Education and Training | 14 | 1.1% | -22.2% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 12 | 1.0% | 9.1% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services18.4%
- Wholesale Trade8.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance1.5%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services-1.6%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing-2.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 1.0 | 0.25× | 12 |
| Manufacturing | 1.8 | 0.66× | 23 |