City of Joondalup

Businesses by industry

The Construction industry had the largest number of total registered businesses in City of Joondalup, comprising 27.3% of all total registered businesses, compared to 17.4% in Western Australia.

Registered business by industry shows how many businesses there are the City of Joondalup 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 Joondalup 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 Joondalup - total registered businesses20222021change
IndustryNumber%. % Western AustraliaNumber%. % Western Australia2021 to 2022
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing1421.16.81331.16.8+9
Mining770.61.4770.61.40
Manufacturing3873.14.03693.04.0+18
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services320.30.3320.30.30
Construction3,45627.317.43,28026.917.4+176
Wholesale Trade3222.53.03242.73.0-2
Retail Trade7265.75.66955.75.6+31
Accommodation and Food Services4003.23.93893.23.9+11
Transport, Postal and Warehousing5884.78.66105.08.6-22
Information Media and Telecommunications910.70.7930.80.7-2
Financial and Insurance Services6485.14.86425.34.8+6
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services1,1078.811.21,1029.011.2+5
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services2,08116.512.92,00516.512.9+76
Administrative and Support Services5334.24.35034.14.3+30
Public Administration and Safety300.20.3300.20.30
Education and Training1991.61.31881.51.3+11
Health Care and Social Assistance9967.96.69287.66.6+68
Arts and Recreation Services1611.31.31631.31.3-2
Other Services6545.25.46035.05.4+51
Industry not classified140.10.1120.10.1+2
Total business12,644100.0100.012,178100.0100.0+466

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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