West Ulverstone Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
TAS · SA2 604011083 · Burnie - Ulverstone (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 159
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 4,615
- Per 1,000 residents
- 34.5
- Business growth YoY
- 2.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 155
- Change vs prior year
- +4
- 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 | 92 | 57.9% |
| 1–4 | 52 | 32.7% |
| 5–19 | 6 | 3.8% |
| 20–199 | 3 | 1.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 37 | 23.3% | -5.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 14 | 8.8% | 16.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 14 | 8.8% | 7.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 13 | 8.2% | 8.3% |
| Retail Trade | 10 | 6.3% | 0.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 10 | 6.3% | -9.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 9 | 5.7% | -30.8% |
| Manufacturing | 8 | 5.0% | 14.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 8 | 5.0% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 8 | 5.0% | -11.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 7 | 4.4% | -12.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 6 | 3.8% | 50.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 6 | 3.8% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 1.9% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 1.9% | — |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 1.9% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Construction-5.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3.0 | 0.24× | 14 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 2.2 | 0.41× | 10 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 2.8 | 0.46× | 13 |
| Construction | 8.0 | 0.59× | 37 |
| Retail Trade | 2.2 | 0.59× | 10 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.0 | 0.67× | 14 |