City of Onkaparinga

Businesses by industry

The Construction industry had the largest number of total registered businesses in City of Onkaparinga, comprising 27.1% of all total registered businesses, compared to 16.5% in South Australia.

Registered business by industry shows how many businesses there are the City of Onkaparinga 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 the City of Onkaparinga 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
City of Onkaparinga - total registered businesses20222021change
IndustryNumber%. % South AustraliaNumber%. % South Australia2021 to 2022
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing5675.710.75586.010.7+9
Mining160.20.3140.20.3+2
Manufacturing6816.84.26216.74.2+60
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services410.40.4390.40.4+2
Construction2,71627.116.52,48126.816.5+235
Wholesale Trade3403.43.53213.53.5+19
Retail Trade6246.25.95816.35.9+43
Accommodation and Food Services3563.64.33413.74.3+15
Transport, Postal and Warehousing5635.67.55526.07.5+11
Information Media and Telecommunications780.80.7780.80.70
Financial and Insurance Services2732.74.12552.84.1+18
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services7477.512.27428.012.2+5
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services9309.310.48949.710.4+36
Administrative and Support Services5165.14.44244.64.4+92
Public Administration and Safety420.40.3350.40.3+7
Education and Training1471.51.21161.31.2+31
Health Care and Social Assistance5885.97.15075.57.1+81
Arts and Recreation Services1251.21.21111.21.2+14
Other Services6666.64.95716.24.9+95
Industry not classified60.10.160.10.10
Total business10,022100.0100.09,247100.0100.0+775

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)

Please refer to specific data notes for more information
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