Limestone Coast region

Businesses by industry

The Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing industry had the largest number of total registered businesses in Limestone Coast region, comprising 37.7% of all total registered businesses, compared to 10.7% in South Australia.

Registered business by industry shows how many businesses there are the Limestone Coast region 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 Limestone Coast region 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
Limestone Coast region - total registered businesses20222021change
IndustryNumber%. % South AustraliaNumber%. % South Australia2021 to 2022
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing2,93037.710.72,94839.010.7-18
Mining140.20.3160.20.3-2
Manufacturing2633.44.22573.44.2+6
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services330.40.4280.40.4+5
Construction89311.516.583711.116.5+56
Wholesale Trade2182.83.52002.63.5+18
Retail Trade4165.45.94065.45.9+10
Accommodation and Food Services2863.74.32723.64.3+14
Transport, Postal and Warehousing3494.57.53184.27.5+31
Information Media and Telecommunications120.20.7110.10.7+1
Financial and Insurance Services2002.64.11882.54.1+12
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services94412.212.294112.512.2+3
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services3284.210.43184.210.4+10
Administrative and Support Services1722.24.41662.24.4+6
Public Administration and Safety120.20.3100.10.3+2
Education and Training350.51.2360.51.2-1
Health Care and Social Assistance2373.17.12162.97.1+21
Arts and Recreation Services600.81.2490.61.2+11
Other Services3544.64.93254.34.9+29
Industry not classified80.10.180.10.10
Total business7,764100.0100.07,550100.0100.0+214

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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