Sunshine Coast

Businesses by industry

The Construction industry had the largest number of registered non-employing businesses in Sunshine Coast, comprising 20.6% of all registered non-employing businesses, compared to 16.0% in Queensland.

Registered business by industry shows how many businesses there are Sunshine Coast 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 Sunshine Coast 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
Sunshine Coast - registered non-employing businesses20232022change
IndustryNumber%. % QueenslandNumber%. % Queensland2022 to 2023
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing8734.011.08914.411.0-18
Mining440.20.3380.20.3+6
Manufacturing6593.02.86423.12.8+17
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services480.20.3480.20.30
Construction4,45420.616.04,25720.816.0+197
Wholesale Trade5222.42.44912.42.4+31
Retail Trade1,1435.34.71,0975.44.7+46
Accommodation and Food Services4312.01.84082.01.8+23
Transport, Postal and Warehousing1,1515.39.21,0705.29.2+81
Information Media and Telecommunications1990.90.82041.00.8-5
Financial and Insurance Services9874.64.59294.54.5+58
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services3,86017.916.03,73018.216.0+130
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services2,71512.611.22,50112.211.2+214
Administrative and Support Services9394.34.58504.24.5+89
Public Administration and Safety400.20.2420.20.2-2
Education and Training3641.71.43321.61.4+32
Health Care and Social Assistance1,8388.57.01,6378.07.0+201
Arts and Recreation Services3491.61.43391.71.4+10
Other Services9744.54.49454.64.4+29
Industry not classified240.10.1200.10.1+4
Total Businesses21,614100.0100.020,471100.0100.0+1,143

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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