City of Greater Geelong

Businesses by industry

The Construction industry had the largest number of total registered businesses in City of Greater Geelong, comprising 21.7% of all total registered businesses, compared to 17.2% in Victoria.

Registered business by industry shows how many businesses there are the City of Greater Geelong 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 Greater Geelong 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.
Number of employees:
Comparison year:
reset
Registered businesses by industry
City of Greater Geelong - total registered businesses20232022change
IndustryNumber%. % VictoriaNumber%. % Victoria2022 to 2023
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing5622.55.45652.65.4-3
Mining220.10.1250.10.1-3
Manufacturing7633.53.37903.63.3-27
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services780.40.3750.30.3+3
Construction4,78821.717.24,83222.217.2-44
Wholesale Trade5002.33.34982.33.3+2
Retail Trade1,4086.46.61,4156.56.6-7
Accommodation and Food Services1,0844.94.41,1055.14.4-21
Transport, Postal and Warehousing2,0729.410.12,0389.410.1+34
Information Media and Telecommunications1350.61.01450.71.0-10
Financial and Insurance Services7933.64.87853.64.8+8
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services2,21910.010.72,1439.810.7+76
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services2,62211.912.62,45611.312.6+166
Administrative and Support Services1,0194.64.91,0504.84.9-31
Public Administration and Safety530.20.3580.30.3-5
Education and Training3491.61.63501.61.6-1
Health Care and Social Assistance2,0329.26.91,8948.76.9+138
Arts and Recreation Services3591.61.63531.61.6+6
Other Services1,2125.54.81,1955.54.8+17
Industry not classified200.10.1170.10.1+3
Total Businesses22,090100.0100.021,789100.0100.0+301

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, including Entries and Exits. 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)

Please refer to specific data notes for more information
loading animation
loading animation

City of Greater Geelong

economic profile