Cambridge
Statistical area (SA2)
TAS · SA2 601021005 · Hobart - North East (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,038
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 8,883
- Per 1,000 residents
- 116.9
- Business growth YoY
- 5.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 982
- Change vs prior year
- +56
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,601
≠ 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): 230.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 590 | 56.8% |
| 1–4 | 287 | 27.6% |
| 5–19 | 130 | 12.5% |
| 20–199 | 41 | 3.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,601). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,034 | 39.8% |
| Private company | 707 | 27.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 230 | 8.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 140 | 5.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 138 | 5.3% |
| Family partnership | 106 | 4.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 62 | 2.4% |
| Partnership | 57 | 2.2% |
| Other | 127 | 4.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 315 | 30.3% | 3.6% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 122 | 11.8% | 6.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 113 | 10.9% | 3.7% |
| Manufacturing | 65 | 6.3% | 4.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 57 | 5.5% | -5.0% |
| Retail Trade | 53 | 5.1% | 10.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 51 | 4.9% | 13.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 42 | 4.0% | 10.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 40 | 3.9% | 11.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 40 | 3.9% | 17.6% |
| Other Services | 39 | 3.8% | 5.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 33 | 3.2% | 6.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 26 | 2.5% | 13.0% |
| Education and Training | 13 | 1.3% | 30.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 11 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 7 | 0.7% | -30.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.5% | 25.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services17.6%
- Health Care and Social Assistance13.3%
- Accommodation and Food Services13.0%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing11.1%
- Financial and Insurance Services10.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Recreation Services | 1.2 | 0.73× | 11 |