Woollahra Municipal Council area

Businesses by industry

The Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services industry had the largest number of total registered businesses in Woollahra Municipal Council area, comprising 20.9% of all total registered businesses, compared to 11.2% in New South Wales.

Registered business by industry shows how many businesses there are Woollahra Municipal 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 Woollahra Municipal 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

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Registered businesses by industry
Woollahra Municipal Council area - total registered businesses20222021change
IndustryNumber%. % New South WalesNumber%. % New South Wales2021 to 2022
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing1251.26.31301.36.3-5
Mining60.10.290.10.2-3
Manufacturing1391.33.31351.43.3+4
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services140.10.3130.10.3+1
Construction5975.817.35155.217.3+82
Wholesale Trade2962.93.53213.33.5-25
Retail Trade6596.46.06516.66.0+8
Accommodation and Food Services3743.64.43593.64.4+15
Transport, Postal and Warehousing1791.77.41871.97.4-8
Information Media and Telecommunications2612.51.22502.51.2+11
Financial and Insurance Services1,19311.65.31,08811.05.3+105
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services2,15420.911.22,03020.611.2+124
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services2,09720.314.02,01820.514.0+79
Administrative and Support Services3963.84.73863.94.7+10
Public Administration and Safety150.10.3140.10.3+1
Education and Training1801.71.71691.71.7+11
Health Care and Social Assistance1,0069.76.898710.06.8+19
Arts and Recreation Services2582.51.52552.61.5+3
Other Services3623.54.63353.44.6+27
Industry not classified100.10.1110.10.1-1
Total business10,321100.0100.09,863100.0100.0+458

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)

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