City of Brimbank

Businesses by industry

The Transport, Postal and Warehousing industry had the largest number of total registered businesses in City of Brimbank, comprising 24.2% of all total registered businesses, compared to 10.1% in Victoria.

Registered business by industry shows how many businesses there are the City of Brimbank 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 Brimbank 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 Brimbank - total registered businesses20222021change
IndustryNumber%. % VictoriaNumber%. % Victoria2021 to 2022
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing860.45.4840.55.4+2
Mining90.00.190.10.10
Manufacturing8664.43.48104.83.4+56
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services1050.50.31010.60.3+4
Construction3,84719.317.53,36820.017.5+479
Wholesale Trade7373.73.46523.93.4+85
Retail Trade1,2806.46.51,0976.56.5+183
Accommodation and Food Services7753.94.56974.14.5+78
Transport, Postal and Warehousing4,81024.210.13,87723.010.1+933
Information Media and Telecommunications1050.51.01020.61.0+3
Financial and Insurance Services4812.44.64462.64.6+35
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services1,6228.210.41,4948.910.4+128
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services1,1535.812.51,0756.412.5+78
Administrative and Support Services1,3746.95.29845.85.2+390
Public Administration and Safety1030.50.3790.50.3+24
Education and Training2011.01.61520.91.6+49
Health Care and Social Assistance8404.26.46734.06.4+167
Arts and Recreation Services1580.81.61220.71.6+36
Other Services1,3196.65.09955.95.0+324
Industry not classified240.10.1230.10.1+1
Total business19,895100.0100.016,840100.0100.0+3,055

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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