West Coast Council area

Businesses by industry

The Accommodation and Food Services industry had the largest number of total registered businesses in West Coast Council area, comprising 27.7% of all total registered businesses, compared to 5.7% in Tasmania.

Registered business by industry shows how many businesses there are West Coast Council area 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 West Coast Council area 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
West Coast Council area - total registered businesses20232022change
IndustryNumber%. % TasmaniaNumber%. % Tasmania2022 to 2023
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing105.212.9115.812.9-1
Mining94.70.394.80.30
Manufacturing84.24.494.84.4-1
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services000.331.60.3-3
Construction3015.717.52915.317.5+1
Wholesale Trade31.62.331.62.30
Retail Trade2010.56.31910.16.3+1
Accommodation and Food Services5327.75.75026.55.7+3
Transport, Postal and Warehousing105.27.7136.97.7-3
Information Media and Telecommunications000.7000.70
Financial and Insurance Services002.8002.80
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services105.29.8105.39.80
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services168.410.0179.010.0-1
Administrative and Support Services63.14.042.14.0+2
Public Administration and Safety000.2000.20
Education and Training001.3001.30
Health Care and Social Assistance42.17.231.67.2+1
Arts and Recreation Services31.61.531.61.50
Other Services52.65.152.65.10
Industry not classified000.1000.10
Total Businesses191100.0100.0189100.0100.0+2

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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