Rokeby
Statistical area (SA2)
TAS · SA2 601021011 · Hobart - North East (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 328
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 9,227
- Per 1,000 residents
- 35.5
- Business growth YoY
- -2.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 337
- Change vs prior year
- -9
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,394
≠ 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): 335.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 234 | 71.3% |
| 1–4 | 59 | 18.0% |
| 5–19 | 27 | 8.2% |
| 20–199 | 9 | 2.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,394). 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 | 74.2% |
| Private company | 167 | 12.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 33 | 2.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 30 | 2.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 29 | 2.1% |
| Family partnership | 29 | 2.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 19 | 1.4% |
| Partnership | 17 | 1.2% |
| Other | 36 | 2.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 98 | 29.9% | 11.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 67 | 20.4% | 1.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 27 | 8.2% | -6.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 24 | 7.3% | 0.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 20 | 6.1% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 18 | 5.5% | -10.0% |
| Retail Trade | 14 | 4.3% | -22.2% |
| Manufacturing | 12 | 3.7% | -20.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 12 | 3.7% | -14.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 10 | 3.0% | 11.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 7 | 2.1% | 16.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 6 | 1.8% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 6 | 1.8% | -40.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 4 | 1.2% | -33.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 3 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Construction11.4%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing1.5%
- Administrative and Support Services0.0%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services0.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance-6.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 1.3 | 0.24× | 12 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.1 | 0.37× | 10 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 2.2 | 0.39× | 20 |
| Retail Trade | 1.5 | 0.43× | 14 |
| Manufacturing | 1.3 | 0.43× | 12 |
| Other Services | 2.0 | 0.54× | 18 |