City of Parramatta

Businesses by industry

The Construction industry had the largest number of total registered businesses in City of Parramatta, comprising 16.9% of all total registered businesses, compared to 17.3% in New South Wales.

Registered business by industry shows how many businesses there are the City of Parramatta 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 Parramatta 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 Parramatta - total registered businesses20222021change
IndustryNumber%. % New South WalesNumber%. % New South Wales2021 to 2022
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing960.36.3900.36.3+6
Mining60.00.2110.00.2-5
Manufacturing9173.03.38502.93.3+67
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services630.20.3570.20.3+6
Construction5,18316.917.34,77616.417.3+407
Wholesale Trade1,4854.93.51,4685.13.5+17
Retail Trade1,9666.46.01,8536.46.0+113
Accommodation and Food Services1,2834.24.41,2564.34.4+27
Transport, Postal and Warehousing3,25510.67.43,27711.37.4-22
Information Media and Telecommunications2490.81.22420.81.2+7
Financial and Insurance Services1,5445.05.31,4535.05.3+91
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services3,67612.011.23,49312.011.2+183
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services4,56914.914.04,38915.114.0+180
Administrative and Support Services1,8736.14.71,7316.04.7+142
Public Administration and Safety990.30.31090.40.3-10
Education and Training5741.91.75531.91.7+21
Health Care and Social Assistance2,2527.46.82,0857.26.8+167
Arts and Recreation Services2820.91.52630.91.5+19
Other Services1,1853.94.61,0713.74.6+114
Industry not classified340.10.1280.10.1+6
Total business30,591100.0100.029,055100.0100.0+1,536

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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