1384.6 - Statistics - Tasmania, 2008

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At June 2004 the number of active businesses in Tasmania on the Australian Bureau of Statistics Business Register was 54,049. Of the total number of businesses, 15,690 (29.0%) were employing and 38,359 (71.0%) were non-employing. Retail trade had the greatest number of employing businesses with 2,884 (18.4%), followed by Agriculture, forestry and fishing with 2,560 (16.3%) and Property and business services with 2,193 (14.0%).

For non-employing businesses, the greatest number of businesses were in Property and business services with 7,787 (20.3%), Construction with 6,167 (16.1%) and Agriculture, forestry and fishing 5,698 (14.9%). The majority of employing businesses, 13,948 (88.9%), had between 0 and 19 employees, while 76 (0.5%) had 200 or more employees.

NUMBER OF BUSINESSES, June 2004 - Tasmania
	Employment Size Ranges			Total employing	Non- employing	Total
Industry (ANZSIC Division)	0-19	20-199	200+	Total employing	Non- employing	Total

Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2,235	np	np	2,560	5,698	8,258
Mining	np	np	np	51	99	150
Manufacturing	844	np	np	1,030	1,888	2,918
Electricity, gas and water	np	np	np	15	28	43
Construction	1,432	109	—	1,541	6,167	7,708
Wholesale trade	538	np	np	624	903	1,527
Retail trade	2,610	266	8	2,884	3,342	6,226
Accommodation, cafes and restaurants	828	np	np	1,059	757	1,816
Transport and storage	680	np	np	763	2,018	2,781
Communication services	125	7	—	132	299	431
Finance and insurance	734	np	np	781	4,778	5,559
Property and business services	1,991	np	np	2,193	7,787	9,980
Education	91	11	—	102	482	584
Health and community services	953	np	np	1,033	1,405	2,438
Cultural and recreational	253	np	np	299	1,240	1,539
Personal and other services	585	38	—	623	1,468	2,091

All Industries	13,948	1,666	76	15,690	38,359	54,049
np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics Business Register, Counts of Businesses (cat. no. 8161.0.55.001).