Howrah - Tranmere
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Howrah and Tranmere
TAS · SA2 601021007 · Hobart - North East (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 604
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,105
- Per 1,000 residents
- 49.9
- Business growth YoY
- 0.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 600
- Change vs prior year
- +4
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,073
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes howrah and tranmere), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 725.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 391 | 64.7% |
| 1–4 | 149 | 24.7% |
| 5–19 | 50 | 8.3% |
| 20–199 | 13 | 2.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,073). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,830 | 55.8% |
| Private company | 932 | 18.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 365 | 7.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 220 | 4.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 156 | 3.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 144 | 2.8% |
| Family partnership | 109 | 2.1% |
| Partnership | 91 | 1.8% |
| Other | 226 | 4.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 131 | 21.7% | -4.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 72 | 11.9% | -7.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 71 | 11.8% | 22.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 61 | 10.1% | 1.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 57 | 9.4% | -6.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 36 | 6.0% | 5.9% |
| Retail Trade | 28 | 4.6% | 12.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 25 | 4.1% | -3.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 21 | 3.5% | -22.2% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 21 | 3.5% | -4.5% |
| Manufacturing | 18 | 3.0% | 12.5% |
| Other Services | 18 | 3.0% | -18.2% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 13 | 2.2% | 18.2% |
| Education and Training | 12 | 2.0% | 50.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 8 | 1.3% | 14.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 6 | 1.0% | 20.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.5% | — |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance22.4%
- Retail Trade12.0%
- Administrative and Support Services5.9%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing1.7%
- Accommodation and Food Services-3.8%
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 | 1.1 | 0.12× | 13 |
| Other Services | 1.5 | 0.41× | 18 |
| Manufacturing | 1.5 | 0.46× | 18 |
| Retail Trade | 2.3 | 0.62× | 28 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.1 | 0.64× | 25 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.7 | 0.70× | 21 |