Bayside Council area

Businesses by industry

The Construction industry had the largest number of total registered businesses in Bayside Council area, comprising 18.7% of all total registered businesses, compared to 17.3% in New South Wales.

Registered business by industry shows how many businesses there are Bayside Council area 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 Bayside Council area 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
Bayside Council area - total registered businesses20222021change
IndustryNumber%. % New South WalesNumber%. % New South Wales2021 to 2022
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing520.36.3510.36.3+1
Mining70.00.270.00.20
Manufacturing6283.43.36063.43.3+22
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services630.30.3580.30.3+5
Construction3,47018.717.33,19218.017.3+278
Wholesale Trade7574.13.57564.33.5+1
Retail Trade1,1566.26.01,1256.46.0+31
Accommodation and Food Services8714.74.48304.74.4+41
Transport, Postal and Warehousing2,47513.47.42,70815.37.4-233
Information Media and Telecommunications1951.11.21811.01.2+14
Financial and Insurance Services6693.65.36353.65.3+34
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services2,33412.611.22,20312.511.2+131
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services2,29712.414.02,12212.014.0+175
Administrative and Support Services1,0595.74.79865.64.7+73
Public Administration and Safety910.50.3820.50.3+9
Education and Training2921.61.72481.41.7+44
Health Care and Social Assistance8464.66.87944.56.8+52
Arts and Recreation Services2621.41.52251.31.5+37
Other Services9695.24.68624.94.6+107
Industry not classified210.10.1230.10.1-2
Total business18,514100.0100.017,694100.0100.0+820

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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