Broken Hill City

Businesses by industry

The Construction industry had the largest number of total registered businesses in Broken Hill City, comprising 18.3% of all total registered businesses, compared to 17.3% in New South Wales.

Registered business by industry shows how many businesses there are Broken Hill City 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 Broken Hill City 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
Broken Hill City - total registered businesses20222021change
IndustryNumber%. % New South WalesNumber%. % New South Wales2021 to 2022
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing14314.86.314415.36.3-1
Mining30.30.240.40.2-1
Manufacturing353.63.3363.83.3-1
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services60.60.360.60.30
Construction17718.317.316117.117.3+16
Wholesale Trade222.33.5222.33.50
Retail Trade899.26.0919.76.0-2
Accommodation and Food Services858.84.4919.74.4-6
Transport, Postal and Warehousing505.27.4555.87.4-5
Information Media and Telecommunications30.31.2001.2+3
Financial and Insurance Services202.15.3192.05.3+1
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services808.311.2768.111.2+4
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services525.414.0565.914.0-4
Administrative and Support Services394.04.7333.54.7+6
Public Administration and Safety30.30.330.30.30
Education and Training60.61.760.61.70
Health Care and Social Assistance565.86.8495.26.8+7
Arts and Recreation Services90.91.560.61.5+3
Other Services909.34.6859.04.6+5
Industry not classified000.1000.10
Total business968100.0100.0943100.0100.0+25

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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