Central Highlands

Statistical area (SA2)

TAS · SA2 603011065 · Central Highlands (Tas.) (SA3) · Business statistics view

Actively trading businesses: 259
Population (SA2 ERP): 2,494
Per 1,000 residents: 103.8
Business growth YoY: -3.4%

Prior year businesses: 268
Change vs prior year: -9
Active ABNs (mapped): —

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	161	62.2%
1–4	49	18.9%
5–19	43	16.6%
20–199	14	5.4%
200+	0	0.0%

Businesses by industry

ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)

All industries

Industry	Businesses	Share	YoY
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	113	43.6%	-0.9%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	34	13.1%	-5.6%
Construction	18	6.9%	20.0%
Manufacturing	16	6.2%	23.1%
Accommodation and Food Services	15	5.8%	-6.3%
Retail Trade	13	5.0%	-13.3%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	13	5.0%	-23.5%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	10	3.9%	-9.1%
Financial and Insurance Services	7	2.7%	0.0%
Other Services	7	2.7%	0.0%
Wholesale Trade	4	1.5%	0.0%
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services	3	1.2%	0.0%
Administrative and Support Services	3	1.2%	-25.0%
Arts and Recreation Services	3	1.2%	0.0%

Fastest-growing industries

Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing-0.9%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services-5.6%

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
Construction	7.2	0.59×	18