Western Downs Regional Council

Businesses by industry

The Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing industry had the largest number of total registered businesses in Western Downs Regional Council, comprising 48.0% of all total registered businesses, compared to 8.6% in Queensland.

Registered business by industry shows how many businesses there are Western Downs Regional Council 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 Western Downs Regional Council 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
Western Downs Regional Council - total registered businesses20222021change
IndustryNumber%. % QueenslandNumber%. % Queensland2021 to 2022
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing2,34648.08.62,29748.48.6+49
Mining250.50.4250.50.40
Manufacturing1352.83.71222.63.7+13
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services70.10.380.20.3-1
Construction50910.417.348610.217.3+23
Wholesale Trade821.73.0861.83.0-4
Retail Trade1964.06.01904.06.0+6
Accommodation and Food Services1092.24.01042.24.0+5
Transport, Postal and Warehousing2845.87.12745.87.1+10
Information Media and Telecommunications100.20.870.10.8+3
Financial and Insurance Services1052.14.11002.14.1+5
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services4419.011.84369.211.8+5
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services1703.512.31543.212.3+16
Administrative and Support Services931.94.6821.74.6+11
Public Administration and Safety90.20.390.20.30
Education and Training220.41.6200.41.6+2
Health Care and Social Assistance831.77.2851.87.2-2
Arts and Recreation Services200.41.4190.41.4+1
Other Services2414.95.52395.05.5+2
Industry not classified30.10.130.10.10
Total business4,890100.0100.04,746100.0100.0+144

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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