The Hills Shire

Businesses by industry

The Construction industry had the largest number of total registered businesses in The Hills Shire, comprising 18.3% of all total registered businesses, compared to 17.3% in New South Wales.

Registered business by industry shows how many businesses there are The Hills Shire 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 Hills Shire 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
The Hills Shire - total registered businesses20222021change
IndustryNumber%. % New South WalesNumber%. % New South Wales2021 to 2022
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing2501.06.32571.16.3-7
Mining120.00.2150.10.2-3
Manufacturing5822.43.35492.43.3+33
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services490.20.3490.20.30
Construction4,41018.317.34,09217.917.3+318
Wholesale Trade1,0274.33.51,0284.53.5-1
Retail Trade1,4946.26.01,3816.16.0+113
Accommodation and Food Services7983.34.47613.34.4+37
Transport, Postal and Warehousing1,1864.97.41,2095.37.4-23
Information Media and Telecommunications2331.01.22231.01.2+10
Financial and Insurance Services1,5346.45.31,4146.25.3+120
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services3,29813.711.23,10613.611.2+192
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services4,31817.914.04,07617.914.0+242
Administrative and Support Services1,0244.24.79714.34.7+53
Public Administration and Safety770.30.3700.30.3+7
Education and Training4762.01.74672.01.7+9
Health Care and Social Assistance2,1408.96.81,9888.76.8+152
Arts and Recreation Services3031.31.52821.21.5+21
Other Services8863.74.68483.74.6+38
Industry not classified370.20.1350.20.1+2
Total business24,134100.0100.022,821100.0100.0+1,313

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)

Please refer to specific data notes for more information
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