City of Rockingham

Businesses by industry

The Construction industry had the largest number of total registered businesses in City of Rockingham, comprising 25.1% of all total registered businesses, compared to 17.4% in Western Australia.

Registered business by industry shows how many businesses there are the City of Rockingham 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 Rockingham 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
City of Rockingham - total registered businesses20222021change
IndustryNumber%. % Western AustraliaNumber%. % Western Australia2021 to 2022
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing1081.86.81082.06.80
Mining290.51.4280.51.4+1
Manufacturing3015.04.02614.84.0+40
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services230.40.3220.40.3+1
Construction1,50725.117.41,35524.817.4+152
Wholesale Trade1532.53.01372.53.0+16
Retail Trade4297.15.63857.05.6+44
Accommodation and Food Services2293.83.92254.13.9+4
Transport, Postal and Warehousing5188.68.65169.48.6+2
Information Media and Telecommunications310.50.7310.60.70
Financial and Insurance Services1392.34.81322.44.8+7
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services4307.211.23907.111.2+40
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services63310.512.959110.812.9+42
Administrative and Support Services2995.04.32294.24.3+70
Public Administration and Safety140.20.3120.20.3+2
Education and Training981.61.3881.61.3+10
Health Care and Social Assistance4247.16.64177.66.6+7
Arts and Recreation Services1292.11.31061.91.3+23
Other Services5038.45.44257.85.4+78
Industry not classified70.10.150.10.1+2
Total business6,004100.0100.05,463100.0100.0+541

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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City of Rockingham

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