Murweh Shire

Businesses by industry

The Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing industry had the largest number of total registered businesses in Murweh Shire, comprising 49.8% of all total registered businesses, compared to 8.6% in Queensland.

Registered business by industry shows how many businesses there are Murweh Shire 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 Murweh Shire 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
Murweh Shire - total registered businesses20222021change
IndustryNumber%. % QueenslandNumber%. % Queensland2021 to 2022
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing32749.88.631850.18.6+9
Mining000.4000.40
Manufacturing192.93.7193.03.70
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services30.50.330.50.30
Construction8112.317.37311.517.3+8
Wholesale Trade182.73.0152.43.0+3
Retail Trade406.16.0406.36.00
Accommodation and Food Services203.04.0243.84.0-4
Transport, Postal and Warehousing314.77.1304.77.1+1
Information Media and Telecommunications000.830.50.8-3
Financial and Insurance Services40.64.160.94.1-2
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services406.111.8396.111.8+1
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services203.012.3193.012.3+1
Administrative and Support Services162.44.6121.94.6+4
Public Administration and Safety000.3000.30
Education and Training30.51.640.61.6-1
Health Care and Social Assistance60.97.291.47.2-3
Arts and Recreation Services40.61.430.51.4+1
Other Services213.25.5182.85.5+3
Industry not classified30.50.1000.1+3
Total business656100.0100.0635100.0100.0+21

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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