City of Charles Sturt

Businesses by industry

The Construction industry had the largest number of total registered businesses in City of Charles Sturt, comprising 18.5% of all total registered businesses, compared to 16.5% in South Australia.

Registered business by industry shows how many businesses there are the City of Charles Sturt 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 Charles Sturt 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 Charles Sturt - total registered businesses20222021change
IndustryNumber%. % South AustraliaNumber%. % South Australia2021 to 2022
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing1161.110.71081.110.7+8
Mining110.10.3100.10.3+1
Manufacturing4804.74.24775.04.2+3
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services200.20.4210.20.4-1
Construction1,88418.516.51,79018.916.5+94
Wholesale Trade4124.03.53964.23.5+16
Retail Trade7036.95.96276.65.9+76
Accommodation and Food Services4904.84.34534.84.3+37
Transport, Postal and Warehousing1,14011.27.51,06311.27.5+77
Information Media and Telecommunications610.60.7570.60.7+4
Financial and Insurance Services3923.84.13523.74.1+40
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services1,33213.112.21,26113.312.2+71
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services1,04310.210.496210.210.4+81
Administrative and Support Services5595.54.44935.24.4+66
Public Administration and Safety250.20.3270.30.3-2
Education and Training1161.11.2951.01.2+21
Health Care and Social Assistance7006.97.16456.87.1+55
Arts and Recreation Services1551.51.21191.31.2+36
Other Services5505.44.95015.34.9+49
Industry not classified170.20.1150.20.1+2
Total business10,206100.0100.09,472100.0100.0+734

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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