Maribyrnong City

Businesses by industry

The Transport, Postal and Warehousing industry had the largest number of total registered businesses in Maribyrnong City, comprising 16.7% of all total registered businesses, compared to 10.1% in Victoria.

Registered business by industry shows how many businesses there are Maribyrnong 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 Maribyrnong 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
Maribyrnong City - total registered businesses20222021change
IndustryNumber%. % VictoriaNumber%. % Victoria2021 to 2022
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing440.55.4390.55.4+5
Mining000.1000.10
Manufacturing2682.73.42372.83.4+31
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services260.30.3250.30.3+1
Construction1,09411.217.598611.717.5+108
Wholesale Trade3253.33.42983.53.4+27
Retail Trade8128.36.57148.46.5+98
Accommodation and Food Services5625.84.55306.34.5+32
Transport, Postal and Warehousing1,62516.710.11,24814.810.1+377
Information Media and Telecommunications1621.71.01411.71.0+21
Financial and Insurance Services3063.14.63033.64.6+3
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services8759.010.47929.410.4+83
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services1,25612.912.51,18414.012.5+72
Administrative and Support Services6636.85.24745.65.2+189
Public Administration and Safety370.40.3300.40.3+7
Education and Training1711.81.61581.91.6+13
Health Care and Social Assistance7067.26.46047.16.4+102
Arts and Recreation Services2622.71.62192.61.6+43
Other Services5505.65.04665.55.0+84
Industry not classified120.10.1130.20.1-1
Total business9,756100.0100.08,461100.0100.0+1,295

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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