Burnie - Wivenhoe
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Burnie and Wivenhoe
TAS · SA2 604011077 · Burnie - Ulverstone (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 491
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 3,675
- Per 1,000 residents
- 133.6
- Business growth YoY
- -2.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 505
- Change vs prior year
- -14
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes burnie and wivenhoe), 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 | 224 | 45.6% |
| 1–4 | 139 | 28.3% |
| 5–19 | 104 | 21.2% |
| 20–199 | 25 | 5.1% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 74 | 15.1% | -5.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 56 | 11.4% | -9.7% |
| Retail Trade | 52 | 10.6% | -8.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 52 | 10.6% | -1.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 46 | 9.4% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 46 | 9.4% | -4.2% |
| Construction | 43 | 8.8% | -8.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 29 | 5.9% | 16.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 24 | 4.9% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 21 | 4.3% | 40.0% |
| Manufacturing | 17 | 3.5% | -19.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 11 | 2.2% | -8.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 4 | 0.8% | -20.0% |
| Education and Training | 4 | 0.8% | 33.3% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.6% | — |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.6% | — |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services40.0%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing16.0%
- Accommodation and Food Services0.0%
- Financial and Insurance Services0.0%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services-1.9%
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 | 3.0 | 0.33× | 11 |