Longest trading · Updated October 2026
Local businesses in Hobart
- Local businesses compared
- 3,351
- Google reviews
- 301,197
- Median rating
- 4.9
As of October 2026, the three longest-trading local businesses in Hobart, TAS on Town Proven are Bob De Groot Painting Services Pty Ltd (started in 1950; 4.3 from 23 Google reviews), Petterd's Plumbing (started in 1950; 4.1 from 18 Google reviews) and Pelham Painters (started in 1953; 5.0 from 51 Google reviews).
Local businesses in Hobart: the top 50
- 1
Bob De Groot Painting Services Pty Ltd
from 23 Google reviews
Started: 1950
Shop/3 Mertonvale Cct, Kingston TAS 7050
- 2
Petterd's Plumbing
from 18 Google reviews
Started: 1950
19 Petty St, West Hobart TAS 7000
- 3
Pelham Painters
from 51 Google reviews
Started: 1953
22 Hakea Dr, Tolmans Hill TAS 7007
- 4
Solahart Hobart
from 113 Google reviews
Started: 1953
159 Main Rd, Moonah TAS 7009
- 5
Solahart Northern Tasmania
from 16 Google reviews
Started: 1953
Launceston TAS
- 6
Hobart Police and Community Youth Club
from 105 Google reviews
Started: 1953
Police & Citizens Youth Club, 300 Liverpool St, Hobart TAS 7000
- 7
Bridgestone Select Tyre & Auto Hobart
from 251 Google reviews
Started: 1957
91-93 Argyle St, Hobart TAS 7000
- 8
The Cleaning Agents
from 12 Google reviews
Started: 1958
12 South St, Launceston TAS 7248
- 9
Status Dry Cleaners
from 37 Google reviews
Started: 1964
- 10
Two Way Taxi Trucks
from 36 Google reviews
Started: 1964
45 Charles St, Moonah TAS 7009
- 11
20th Century Plumbing
from 45 Google reviews
Started: 1968
Glenorchy TAS
- 12
GA Davis Plumbing
from 25 Google reviews
Started: 1969
6/76 Mornington Rd, Mornington TAS 7018
- 13
Southern Plumbing
from 10 Google reviews
Started: 1969
Unit 1/10 McIntyre St, Mornington TAS 7018
- 14
Express Plumbing
from 270 Google reviews
Started: 1970
- 15
Kleen Green Plumbing
from 101 Google reviews
Started: 1971
Launceston TAS
- 16
H&R Block Tax Accountants - Hobart
from 44 Google reviews
Started: 1971
1, 144 Collins Street, Hobart TAS 7000
- 17
Premier Locksmith Services
from 43 Google reviews
Started: 1972
Launceston TAS
- 18
Moanes Northside Real Estate
from 28 Google reviews
Started: 1973
Shop 24 Claremont Plaza, 35 Main Rd
- 19
Access Hardware Melbourne
from 81 Google reviews
Started: 1975
- 20
Cunic Homes
from 41 Google reviews
Started: 1975
209 Elizabeth St, Hobart TAS 7000
- 21
CoolDrive Auto Parts - Hobart
from 12 Google reviews
Started: 1977
- 22
Tas Sports Physio Hobart
from 39 Google reviews
Started: 1977
176 Macquarie St, Hobart TAS 7000
- 23
The Tamar Valley Rose Shop
from 35 Google reviews
Started: 1978
44 St John St, Launceston TAS 7250
- 24
The Terrace Hairdressing
from 71 Google reviews
Started: 1978
Launceston TAS
- 25
Hobart Dance Academy
from 17 Google reviews
Started: 1978
1 Federal St, Hobart TAS 7000
- 26
Fiori Florist
from 49 Google reviews
Started: 1978
Mayfair Shopping Plaza, Shop 11 Russell Cres, Sandy Bay TAS 7005
- 27
Hotondo Homes - Launceston
from 25 Google reviews
Started: 1979
303 Invermay Road, Invermay TAS 7248
- 28
Efi Automotive
from 107 Google reviews
Started: 1979
3/5 Goulburn St, Hobart TAS 7000
- 29
Friendly Care Advantage Pharmacy Hobart
from 16 Google reviews
Started: 1979
103 Liverpool St, Hobart TAS 7000
- 30
Friendly Care Advantage Pharmacy Moonah
from 17 Google reviews
Started: 1979
Moonah TAS
- 31
Michael Hill Hobart
from 26 Google reviews
Started: 1979
Shops 213 and 214 Centrepoint Shopping Centre, 70 Murray St
- 32
Drive Car Hire Hobart
from 621 Google reviews
Started: 1980
- 33
Howrah Plumbing - Kingston
from 38 Google reviews
Started: 1982
Kingston TAS
- 34
Howrah Plumbing - Hobart
from 154 Google reviews
Started: 1982
Office 12/11 Morrison St, Hobart TAS 7000
- 35
KMF (Kings Meadows Florist) Launceston’s Top florist
from 43 Google reviews
Started: 1982
Launceston TAS
- 36
Lube Mobile Hobart
from 17 Google reviews
Started: 1982
- 37
Howrah Plumbing
from 424 Google reviews
Started: 1982
3/10 Electra Pl, Mornington TAS 7018
- 38
WD Bryan Joinery House
from 28 Google reviews
Started: 1982
14 Hull St, Glenorchy, TAS, 7010
- 39
Bargain Car Rentals (Hobart Airport)
from 1,521 Google reviews
Started: 1982
- 40
The Cleaning Lady Agency
from 31 Google reviews
Started: 1983
3 Continental Rd, Glenorchy TAS 7010
- 41
Challenge Motors
from 37 Google reviews
Started: 1983
132 Bathurst St, Launceston TAS 7250
- 42
MG Roberts Plumbing Pty Ltd
from 25 Google reviews
Started: 1984
- 43
The Y Glenorchy
from 23 Google reviews
Started: 1984
Glenorchy TAS
- 44
Spa World Launceston
from 72 Google reviews
Started: 1985
154 /158 Hobart Road, Kings Meadows TAS 7249
- 45
Spa World Glenorchy
from 113 Google reviews
Started: 1985
- 46
Kingston Decor
from 10 Google reviews
Started: 1985
- 47
Stuart Iles Partners
from 29 Google reviews
Started: 1985
41 Tasma St, North Hobart TAS 7000
- 48
Dynamic Finance Brokers Tasmania Hobart
from 66 Google reviews
Started: 1986
170 Macquarie Street, Hobart TAS 7000
- 49
Virginia's Beauty & Care
from 19 Google reviews
Started: 1986
Site 5/7 John St, Kingston TAS 7050
- 50
Patrick Graham Landscaping
from 24 Google reviews
Started: 1986
Launceston TAS
Town Proven compared 3,351 local businesses in Hobart, TAS, with 301,197 Google reviews between them. Of these, 238 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.9 from a median of 22 reviews.
Of the local businesses compared, the most reviewed is Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, with 7,745 Google reviews at 4.7.
How this list is ranked
Businesses are ranked by the year they started, as their own website states it, earliest first. Only businesses rated 4.0 or better from at least 10 Google reviews are listed.
The year is the business's own statement and is not checked against a register, and age alone says nothing about quality.
Questions
- Which local businesses in Hobart, TAS have been trading the longest?
- As of October 2026, the three longest-trading local businesses in Hobart, TAS on Town Proven are Bob De Groot Painting Services Pty Ltd (started in 1950; 4.3 from 23 Google reviews), Petterd's Plumbing (started in 1950; 4.1 from 18 Google reviews) and Pelham Painters (started in 1953; 5.0 from 51 Google reviews).
- How does Town Proven rank local businesses in Hobart, TAS?
- Businesses are ranked by the year they started, as their own website states it, earliest first. Only businesses rated 4.0 or better from at least 10 Google reviews are listed. The year is the business's own statement and is not checked against a register, and age alone says nothing about quality.
- How many local businesses in Hobart, TAS did Town Proven compare?
- Town Proven compared 3,351 local businesses in Hobart, TAS, with 301,197 Google reviews between them. Of these, 238 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.9 from a median of 22 reviews.
- Can a business pay to be listed or to rank higher?
- No. Every business is ranked by the same published method, and no business can pay to be listed or to move up.