Gold Coast City

Businesses by industry

The Construction industry had the largest number of total registered businesses in Gold Coast City, comprising 18.9% of all total registered businesses, compared to 17.3% in Queensland.

Registered business by industry shows how many businesses there are Gold Coast City 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 Gold Coast City 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

Please note that data within the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Counts of Australian Business is subject to perturbation for confidentiality reasons. The ABS randomises LGA business counts for industries or totals between 1 and 3. If no counts are recorded, zero will be shown. If 3 or more, the number will be shown. This perturbation means sub-totals may not add up to high-level totals.
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Registered businesses by industry
Gold Coast City - total registered businesses20222021change
IndustryNumber%. % QueenslandNumber%. % Queensland2021 to 2022
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing6620.98.66690.98.6-7
Mining1570.20.41090.20.4+48
Manufacturing3,0494.03.72,9034.13.7+146
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services2090.30.32000.30.3+9
Construction14,41018.917.313,53018.917.3+880
Wholesale Trade2,6503.53.02,6173.73.0+33
Retail Trade4,9716.56.04,5986.46.0+373
Accommodation and Food Services3,1144.14.02,9754.24.0+139
Transport, Postal and Warehousing4,5806.07.14,5006.37.1+80
Information Media and Telecommunications8231.10.87521.10.8+71
Financial and Insurance Services3,9075.14.13,6445.14.1+263
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services11,27014.811.810,77315.111.8+497
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services10,16613.312.39,46313.312.3+703
Administrative and Support Services3,8355.04.63,4974.94.6+338
Public Administration and Safety2830.40.32630.40.3+20
Education and Training1,2801.71.61,1851.71.6+95
Health Care and Social Assistance5,3797.17.24,8226.87.2+557
Arts and Recreation Services1,3111.71.41,1841.71.4+127
Other Services4,1225.45.53,6405.15.5+482
Industry not classified840.10.1950.10.1-11
Total business76,262100.0100.071,419100.0100.0+4,843

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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