City of Brisbane

Businesses by industry

The Professional, Scientific and Technical Services industry had the largest number of total registered businesses in City of Brisbane, comprising 18.2% of all total registered businesses, compared to 12.3% in Queensland.

Registered business by industry shows how many businesses there are the City of Brisbane 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 Brisbane 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 Brisbane - total registered businesses20222021change
IndustryNumber%. % QueenslandNumber%. % Queensland2021 to 2022
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing1,3941.08.61,3481.08.6+46
Mining5590.40.45640.40.4-5
Manufacturing4,0062.93.73,8853.03.7+121
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services4040.30.33710.30.3+33
Construction17,44712.817.316,81612.917.3+631
Wholesale Trade4,7693.53.04,6363.53.0+133
Retail Trade8,0465.96.07,6305.86.0+416
Accommodation and Food Services5,9254.34.05,6854.34.0+240
Transport, Postal and Warehousing10,4597.77.110,8258.37.1-366
Information Media and Telecommunications1,5731.20.81,4781.10.8+95
Financial and Insurance Services7,9625.84.17,5265.84.1+436
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services18,28413.411.817,35113.311.8+933
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services24,76618.212.323,72718.112.3+1,039
Administrative and Support Services6,8845.14.66,6815.14.6+203
Public Administration and Safety2970.20.32980.20.3-1
Education and Training2,4911.81.62,3581.81.6+133
Health Care and Social Assistance12,9189.57.212,1119.37.2+807
Arts and Recreation Services2,0861.51.41,9461.51.4+140
Other Services5,7654.25.55,3434.15.5+422
Industry not classified1830.10.11700.10.1+13
Total business136,218100.0100.0130,749100.0100.0+5,469

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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