Town of Victoria Park

Businesses by industry

The Professional, Scientific and Technical Services industry had the largest number of total registered businesses in Town of Victoria Park, comprising 16.9% of all total registered businesses, compared to 12.8% in Greater Perth.

Registered business by industry shows how many businesses there are the Town of Victoria Park 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 Town of Victoria Park 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
Town of Victoria Park - total registered businesses20232022change
IndustryNumber%. % Greater PerthNumber%. % Greater Perth2022 to 2023
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing290.76.6300.76.6-1
Mining330.81.3270.71.3+6
Manufacturing1563.74.01623.94.0-6
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services80.20.380.20.30
Construction57613.717.256013.617.2+16
Wholesale Trade1473.52.91353.32.9+12
Retail Trade2135.15.52255.55.5-12
Accommodation and Food Services2485.93.92365.83.9+12
Transport, Postal and Warehousing47311.29.143410.69.1+39
Information Media and Telecommunications340.80.7300.70.7+4
Financial and Insurance Services2205.24.82004.94.8+20
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services49911.911.252112.711.2-22
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services71016.912.872517.712.8-15
Administrative and Support Services2135.14.32095.14.3+4
Public Administration and Safety130.30.3130.30.30
Education and Training811.91.3812.01.30
Health Care and Social Assistance2856.86.92435.96.9+42
Arts and Recreation Services581.41.3621.51.3-4
Other Services2054.95.42004.95.4+5
Industry not classified40.10.130.10.1+1
Total Businesses4,205100.0100.04,104100.0100.0+101

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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Town of Victoria Park

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