Armidale Regional Council

Businesses by industry

The Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing industry had the largest number of total registered businesses in Armidale Regional Council, comprising 30.0% of all total registered businesses, compared to 6.3% in New South Wales.

Registered business by industry shows how many businesses there are Armidale Regional Council within each industry sector using the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Business Register which itself is derived from the GST register held by the Australian Tax Office (ATO). Businesses are included if they are registered with the ATO, with an ABN used within the previous two financial years. Businesses are split up between employing and non-employing businesses. Non-employing businesses may include sole traders and registered ABNs which are part of larger enterprises.

The distribution of businesses may reflect the industry structure of the area, or may differ significantly. For instance, the largest industry in an area may consist of one very large business, with a large number of employees, while a sector with a lower value added could have a lot of small and micro businesses.

The number of businesses in Armidale Regional Council should be viewed in conjunction with Employment by industry (Total) and Value added datasets to see the relative size of industries, and with Employment locations data to see where business employment occurs within the area.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics – Business register – originally sourced from ATO data

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Registered businesses by industry
Armidale Regional Council - total registered businesses20222021change
IndustryNumber%. % New South WalesNumber%. % New South Wales2021 to 2022
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing87130.06.386030.86.3+11
Mining100.30.2100.40.20
Manufacturing802.83.3742.73.3+6
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services50.20.360.20.3-1
Construction35912.417.334412.317.3+15
Wholesale Trade722.53.5722.63.50
Retail Trade1625.66.01525.46.0+10
Accommodation and Food Services1434.94.41374.94.4+6
Transport, Postal and Warehousing1284.47.41324.77.4-4
Information Media and Telecommunications110.41.280.31.2+3
Financial and Insurance Services692.45.3662.45.3+3
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services29110.011.227810.011.2+13
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services2588.914.02498.914.0+9
Administrative and Support Services832.94.7732.64.7+10
Public Administration and Safety100.30.380.30.3+2
Education and Training431.51.7371.31.7+6
Health Care and Social Assistance1896.56.81736.26.8+16
Arts and Recreation Services250.91.5291.01.5-4
Other Services873.04.6802.94.6+7
Industry not classified30.10.130.10.10
Total business2,899100.0100.02,791100.0100.0+108

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, including Entries and Exits, 2016 to 2021 Note: Non-employing businesses includes sole proprietors where the proprietor does not receive a wage or salary separate to the business income. .id (informed decisions)

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