City of Port Adelaide Enfield

Businesses by industry

The Construction industry had the largest number of total registered businesses in City of Port Adelaide Enfield, comprising 17.3% of all total registered businesses, compared to 16.5% in South Australia.

Registered business by industry shows how many businesses there are City of Port Adelaide Enfield 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 City of Port Adelaide Enfield 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 Port Adelaide Enfield - total registered businesses20222021change
IndustryNumber%. % South AustraliaNumber%. % South Australia2021 to 2022
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing1231.110.71221.210.7+1
Mining160.10.3170.20.3-1
Manufacturing6375.74.25955.94.2+42
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services560.50.4530.50.4+3
Construction1,92617.316.51,74617.316.5+180
Wholesale Trade4714.23.54454.43.5+26
Retail Trade7847.15.97107.05.9+74
Accommodation and Food Services5154.64.34814.84.3+34
Transport, Postal and Warehousing1,88417.07.51,69416.87.5+190
Information Media and Telecommunications910.80.7770.80.7+14
Financial and Insurance Services3313.04.13023.04.1+29
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services1,11610.012.21,05210.412.2+64
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services8457.610.47607.510.4+85
Administrative and Support Services7706.94.46626.64.4+108
Public Administration and Safety350.30.3310.30.3+4
Education and Training1381.21.21161.21.2+22
Health Care and Social Assistance6205.67.15625.67.1+58
Arts and Recreation Services1081.01.2840.81.2+24
Other Services6345.74.95655.64.9+69
Industry not classified110.10.190.10.1+2
Total business11,111100.0100.010,083100.0100.0+1,028

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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