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Counts of Businesses, including Entries and Exits 2005-2009
 

Data Items
Availability by Year
Availability by Region
Where to Find these Data in the Profiles


Data Items

Number of Businesses:
Non-employing businesses (no.)
Employing businesses, 1 to 4 employees (no.)
Employing businesses, 5 or more employees (no.)
Total businesses (no.)

Business Entries:
Non-employing business entries (no.)
Employing business entries (no.)
Total business entries (no.)

Business Exits:
Non-employing business exits (no.)
Employing business exits (no.)
Total business exits (no.)

Number of Businesses by Industry:
Agriculture, forestry and fishing (no.)
Mining (no.)
Manufacturing (no.)
Electricity, gas and water supply (no.)
Construction (no.)
Wholesale trade (no.)
Retail trade (no.)
Accommodation, cafes and restaurants (no.)
Transport and storage (no.)
Communication services (no.)
Finance and insurance (no.)
Property and business services (no.)
Education (no.)
Health and community services (no.)
Cultural and recreational services (no.)
Personal and other services (no.)
Total businesses (no.)


See Explanatory Notes paragraphs 64-70 for further information.
See Glossary for terms.

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Availability by Year

Business counts are available for 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007.
Business entries and exits are available for 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007.

Find the most recent data in 'Counts of Australian Businesses, including Entries and Exits' (ABS cat no. 8165.0).
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Availability by Region

Local Government Areas, Statistical Local Areas, Statistical Subdivisions, Statistical Divisions, States/Territories, Australia.
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Where to Find these Data in the Profiles

All Counts of Australian Businesses, including Entries and Exits data items for 2005 to 2007, are available (under the 'Economy' topic heading) in Excel spreadsheets.
All data items for 2005 to 2007, except Number of Business by Industry, are also in the web pages (under the 'Economy' topic heading).
All data for 2004 to 2007 can be found in the files under 'Compare Regions'.

Web pages and an Excel spreadsheet
To select a region go to map.


Compare Regions
Go to 'Compare Regions' to find files containing data for all regions.
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