1362.6 - Regional Statistics, Tasmania, 2005  
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Between 1995-96 and 2000-01, the number of small businesses in the Northern Region decreased by 3.8%. Over the same period, increases occurred in total expenses (4.0%), total income (4.7%), profit (11.5%) and average income (8.8%).

Note: these data are based on experimental estimates and therefore should be used with care. The publication Experimental Estimates, Regional Small Business Statistics, Australia (cat. no. 5675.0) provides information on data quality and methodology.


SMALL BUSINESS STATISTICS, Northern Region(a)(b)(c)(d)
Number of businesses(e)
Total
expenses
Total
income
Profit
Average
income

Industry
no.
$m
$m
$m
$000
1995-96 r
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
2,441
362.5
383.0
20.5
156.9
Mining
25
7.2
7.0
-0.2
280.0
Manufacturing
578
162.0
172.4
10.3
298.3
Electricity, gas and water supply
-
-
-
-
-
Construction
1,635
189.1
220.1
31.0
134.6
Wholesale trade
383
156.3
160.8
4.5
419.8
Retail trade
1,653
638.3
664.6
26.4
402.1
Accommodation, cafes and restaurants
374
124.3
128.8
4.4
344.4
Transport and storage
449
84.3
92.5
8.1
206.0
Communication services
-
-
-
-
-
Finance and insurance
398
39.2
65.8
26.5
165.3
Property and business services
1,188
160.4
191.5
31.1
161.2
Government administration and defence
-
-
-
-
-
Education
39
2.1
2.6
0.5
66.7
Health and community services
365
66.1
78.7
12.6
215.6
Cultural and recreational services
176
20.0
21.7
1.8
123.3
Personal and other services
392
42.6
49.2
6.6
125.5
Not described(f)
388
73.3
79.7
6.3
205.4
Total
10,552
2,133.8
2,325.4
191.6
220.4

2000-01
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
2,475
454.0
494.6
40.6
199.8
Mining
25
27.5
21.0
-6.5
840.0
Manufacturing
600
156.5
171.8
15.3
286.3
Electricity, gas and water supply
-
-
-
-
-
Construction
1,416
227.3
253.3
25.9
178.9
Wholesale trade
328
126.3
134.7
8.3
410.7
Retail trade
1,374
567.9
597.5
29.6
434.9
Accommodation, cafes and restaurants
373
124.0
130.7
6.7
350.4
Transport and storage
460
96.7
109.0
12.3
237.0
Communication services
-
-
-
-
-
Finance and insurance
477
51.4
78.2
26.8
163.9
Property and business services
1,351
189.0
229.4
40.4
169.8
Government administration and defence
-
-
-
-
-
Education
39
2.8
3.5
0.7
89.7
Health and community services
406
82.8
101.3
18.5
249.5
Cultural and recreational services
185
22.5
23.3
0.8
125.9
Personal and other services
399
47.2
56.5
9.3
141.6
Not described(f)
-
-
-
-
-
Total
10,147
2,220.1
2,433.8
213.7
239.9

- nil or rounded to zero
r revised
(a) 'Small business' refers to those businesses whose total income and/or expenses were $10,000 or more, up to a limit of $5 million, in the financial year and operate from a single location. Note: this differs from the standard ABS small business definition.
(b) These estimates are considered experimental and should be used with caution.
(c) Data are derived using Australian Taxation Office (ATO) files for companies, partnerships and trusts and individuals for 1995-96 and 2000-01. Includes non-employing businesses.
(d) Differences between Small Business and ABS Business Register data are due to differences in scope, reference period, statistical unit and the definition of data items.
(e) The decrease in the number of businesses operated by individuals and partnerships and trusts in 2000-01 should be interpreted with care. It could be because of administrative reasons e.g. it may reflect a different focus from the ATO in 2000-01, or a lower number of business tax submissions received by the due date.
(f) Includes records that could not be allocated an ANZSIC code.

Source: ABS data available on request, Regional Small Business Statistics.

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