City of Albany

Businesses by industry

The Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing industry had the largest number of total registered businesses in City of Albany, comprising 20.2% of all total registered businesses, compared to 6.8% in Western Australia.

Registered business by industry shows how many businesses there are the City of Albany 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 Albany 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 Albany - total registered businesses20222021change
IndustryNumber%. % Western AustraliaNumber%. % Western Australia2021 to 2022
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing73020.26.872521.06.8+5
Mining120.31.4120.31.40
Manufacturing1574.34.01514.44.0+6
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services100.30.3100.30.30
Construction66718.417.462318.017.4+44
Wholesale Trade782.23.0782.33.00
Retail Trade2246.25.62156.25.6+9
Accommodation and Food Services1634.53.91444.23.9+19
Transport, Postal and Warehousing1514.28.61504.38.6+1
Information Media and Telecommunications240.70.7240.70.70
Financial and Insurance Services912.54.8852.54.8+6
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services40811.311.240211.611.2+6
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services2787.712.92667.712.9+12
Administrative and Support Services1133.14.31023.04.3+11
Public Administration and Safety50.10.360.20.3-1
Education and Training361.01.3320.91.3+4
Health Care and Social Assistance2186.06.61985.76.6+20
Arts and Recreation Services481.31.3441.31.3+4
Other Services2005.55.41855.45.4+15
Industry not classified40.10.140.10.10
Total business3,617100.0100.03,456100.0100.0+161

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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