City of Adelaide

Businesses by industry

The Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services industry had the largest number of total registered businesses in City of Adelaide, comprising 19.8% of all total registered businesses, compared to 12.2% in South Australia.

Registered business by industry shows how many businesses there are the City of Adelaide 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 Adelaide 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 Adelaide - total registered businesses20232021change
IndustryNumber%. % South AustraliaNumber%. % South Australia2021 to 2023
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing2452.010.42302.010.4+15
Mining920.70.3820.70.3+10
Manufacturing2612.14.12572.24.1+4
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services390.30.4370.30.4+2
Construction1,0788.616.19778.316.1+101
Wholesale Trade5454.33.54994.23.5+46
Retail Trade5734.65.75654.85.7+8
Accommodation and Food Services9557.64.28967.64.2+59
Transport, Postal and Warehousing2271.87.91961.77.9+31
Information Media and Telecommunications1591.30.71541.30.7+5
Financial and Insurance Services1,2119.64.11,1399.74.1+72
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services2,48419.812.22,32219.812.2+162
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services2,39419.110.32,22118.910.3+173
Administrative and Support Services4003.24.44003.44.40
Public Administration and Safety240.20.2210.20.2+3
Education and Training2411.91.32091.81.3+32
Health Care and Social Assistance1,1088.87.51,0539.07.5+55
Arts and Recreation Services1311.01.21141.01.2+17
Other Services3562.84.93342.84.9+22
Industry not classified350.30.1360.30.1-1
Total Businesses12,558100.0100.011,742100.0100.0+816

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, including Entries and Exits. 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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