8129.0 - Business Use of Information Technology, 2009-10

Quality Declaration

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 25/08/2011

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Contents >> CHARACTERISTICS OF INTERNET ACCESS >> Web presence

WEB PRESENCE

At 30 June 2010, 40% of Australian businesses had a web presence. This includes businesses with a website, home page or other web presence but not listed as part of a web directory.

A strong relationship exists between the size of a business and the likelihood that the business has a web presence; 29% of businesses with 0-4 persons employed had a web presence, increasing to 94% of businesses with 200 or more persons employed.

Proportion of businesses with a web presence, by industry, as at 30 June 2010
Graph: Proportion of businesses with a web presence, by industry, as at 30 June 2010

Graph: Proportion of businesses with a web presence, by industry, as at 30 June 2010

At the end of June 2010, Arts and recreation services had the highest proportion of businesses with a web presence (65%), followed by Information media and telecommunications (58%) and Wholesale trade (57%). The lowest occurrence of web presence was for businesses within the Agriculture, forestry and fishing industry (11%).