Waverley - St Leonards Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Waverley and St Leonards
TAS · SA2 602011050 · Launceston (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 220
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 4,107
- Per 1,000 residents
- 53.6
- Business growth YoY
- -7.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 237
- Change vs prior year
- -17
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes waverley and st leonards), 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 | 131 | 59.5% |
| 1–4 | 44 | 20.0% |
| 5–19 | 33 | 15.0% |
| 20–199 | 10 | 4.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 69 | 31.4% | 3.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 25 | 11.4% | 8.7% |
| Other Services | 18 | 8.2% | -10.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 17 | 7.7% | -22.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 16 | 7.3% | 0.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 12 | 5.5% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 12 | 5.5% | 20.0% |
| Retail Trade | 10 | 4.5% | -23.1% |
| Manufacturing | 9 | 4.1% | -30.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 7 | 3.2% | -22.2% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 6 | 2.7% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 5 | 2.3% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 4 | 1.8% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 4 | 1.8% | -20.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 3 | 1.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services8.7%
- Construction3.0%
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 | 3.9 | 0.38× | 16 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 2.9 | 0.61× | 12 |
| Retail Trade | 2.4 | 0.69× | 10 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.9 | 0.71× | 12 |