Newnham - Mayfield
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Newnham and Mayfield
TAS · SA2 602011041 · Launceston (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 336
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 10,070
- Per 1,000 residents
- 33.4
- Business growth YoY
- 0.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 335
- Change vs prior year
- +1
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,516
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes newnham and mayfield), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 655.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 226 | 67.3% |
| 1–4 | 81 | 24.1% |
| 5–19 | 17 | 5.1% |
| 20–199 | 13 | 3.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,516). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,188 | 62.2% |
| Private company | 602 | 17.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 112 | 3.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 102 | 2.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 95 | 2.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 88 | 2.5% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 78 | 2.2% |
| Family partnership | 74 | 2.1% |
| Other | 177 | 5.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 84 | 25.0% | 1.2% |
| Construction | 62 | 18.5% | -10.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 31 | 9.2% | 55.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 29 | 8.6% | 3.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 23 | 6.8% | 9.5% |
| Other Services | 20 | 6.0% | -9.1% |
| Retail Trade | 18 | 5.4% | 5.9% |
| Manufacturing | 16 | 4.8% | 6.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 16 | 4.8% | 23.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 10 | 3.0% | -16.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 9 | 2.7% | -18.2% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 6 | 1.8% | -25.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 6 | 1.8% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 3 | 0.9% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance55.0%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services9.5%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services3.6%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing1.2%
- Other Services-9.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.0 | 0.34× | 10 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 2.3 | 0.42× | 23 |
| Construction | 6.2 | 0.44× | 62 |
| Retail Trade | 1.8 | 0.51× | 18 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 2.9 | 0.51× | 29 |
| Manufacturing | 1.6 | 0.54× | 16 |