City of Melton

Businesses by industry

The Transport, Postal and Warehousing industry had the largest number of total registered businesses in City of Melton, comprising 26.3% of all total registered businesses, compared to 10.1% in Greater Melbourne.

Registered business by industry shows how many businesses there are the City of Melton 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 Melton 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.
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Registered businesses by industry
City of Melton - total registered businesses20232022change
IndustryNumber%. % Greater MelbourneNumber%. % Greater Melbourne2022 to 2023
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing1200.85.41240.85.4-4
Mining100.10.1110.10.1-1
Manufacturing3572.33.33762.43.3-19
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services650.40.3600.40.3+5
Construction3,47722.217.23,62923.617.2-152
Wholesale Trade3252.13.33182.13.3+7
Retail Trade9676.26.69916.46.6-24
Accommodation and Food Services5233.34.44983.24.4+25
Transport, Postal and Warehousing4,11726.310.13,70824.110.1+409
Information Media and Telecommunications880.61.0970.61.0-9
Financial and Insurance Services3652.34.83592.34.8+6
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services9986.410.79476.110.7+51
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services1,1657.512.61,0686.912.6+97
Administrative and Support Services9055.84.91,0236.64.9-118
Public Administration and Safety720.50.3740.50.3-2
Education and Training2191.41.62331.51.6-14
Health Care and Social Assistance8685.66.97815.16.9+87
Arts and Recreation Services1430.91.61350.91.6+8
Other Services8415.44.89606.24.8-119
Industry not classified40.00.1110.10.1-7
Total Businesses15,629100.0100.015,403100.0100.0+226

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)

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