Ulverstone
Statistical area (SA2)
TAS · SA2 604011082 · Burnie - Ulverstone (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 472
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,156
- Per 1,000 residents
- 66.0
- Business growth YoY
- -2.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 486
- Change vs prior year
- -14
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,819
≠ 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): 349.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 238 | 50.4% |
| 1–4 | 130 | 27.5% |
| 5–19 | 77 | 16.3% |
| 20–199 | 13 | 2.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,819). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,324 | 47.0% |
| Private company | 471 | 16.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 231 | 8.2% |
| Family partnership | 221 | 7.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 144 | 5.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 118 | 4.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 109 | 3.9% |
| Partnership | 59 | 2.1% |
| Other | 142 | 5.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 78 | 16.5% | -10.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 49 | 10.4% | -3.9% |
| Retail Trade | 48 | 10.2% | -2.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 43 | 9.1% | 19.4% |
| Other Services | 40 | 8.5% | -4.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 39 | 8.3% | 2.6% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 36 | 7.6% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 33 | 7.0% | -8.3% |
| Manufacturing | 27 | 5.7% | -6.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 25 | 5.3% | 4.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 17 | 3.6% | -10.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 12 | 2.5% | -20.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 7 | 1.5% | 16.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 6 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 6 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.6% | — |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance19.4%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing4.2%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services2.6%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing0.0%
- Retail Trade-2.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 5.0 | 0.59× | 36 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.5 | 0.71× | 25 |
| Construction | 10.9 | 0.75× | 78 |