West Coast (Tas.) Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
TAS · SA2 604031097 · West Coast (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 182
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 4,320
- Per 1,000 residents
- 42.1
- Business growth YoY
- 0.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 181
- Change vs prior year
- +1
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ 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?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 97 | 53.3% |
| 1–4 | 50 | 27.5% |
| 5–19 | 33 | 18.1% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 3.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation and Food Services | 48 | 26.4% | -5.9% |
| Construction | 35 | 19.2% | 20.7% |
| Retail Trade | 15 | 8.2% | -25.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 14 | 7.7% | -17.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 13 | 7.1% | 18.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 12 | 6.6% | 9.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 11 | 6.0% | 10.0% |
| Mining | 6 | 3.3% | -25.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 6 | 3.3% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 6 | 3.3% | 50.0% |
| Other Services | 6 | 3.3% | 50.0% |
| Manufacturing | 4 | 2.2% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 3 | 1.6% | — |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 1.6% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Construction20.7%
- Accommodation and Food Services-5.9%
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 | 2.5 | 0.21× | 11 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 2.8 | 0.47× | 12 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.0 | 0.61× | 13 |
| Construction | 8.1 | 0.61× | 35 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.2 | 0.63× | 14 |