South Hobart - Fern Tree
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes South Hobart and Fern Tree
TAS · SA2 601051032 · Hobart Inner (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 498
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 6,752
- Per 1,000 residents
- 73.8
- Business growth YoY
- 1.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 491
- Change vs prior year
- +7
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,975
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes south hobart and fern tree), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 322.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 341 | 68.5% |
| 1–4 | 109 | 21.9% |
| 5–19 | 44 | 8.8% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 1.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,975). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,527 | 51.3% |
| Private company | 568 | 19.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 214 | 7.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 132 | 4.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 87 | 2.9% |
| Other incorporated entity | 86 | 2.9% |
| Fixed unit trust | 69 | 2.3% |
| Strata title | 58 | 1.9% |
| Other | 234 | 7.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 111 | 22.3% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 107 | 21.5% | 0.9% |
| Construction | 73 | 14.7% | 5.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 26 | 5.2% | 4.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 24 | 4.8% | 0.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 23 | 4.6% | 21.1% |
| Manufacturing | 19 | 3.8% | -9.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 19 | 3.8% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 18 | 3.6% | 12.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 18 | 3.6% | 12.5% |
| Retail Trade | 17 | 3.4% | -26.1% |
| Other Services | 13 | 2.6% | 30.0% |
| Education and Training | 11 | 2.2% | -8.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 9 | 1.8% | 12.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 6 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.8% | -33.3% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services21.1%
- Construction5.8%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing4.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance0.9%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services0.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Services | 1.9 | 0.53× | 13 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.4 | 0.61× | 23 |
| Retail Trade | 2.5 | 0.72× | 17 |