City of Armadale

Businesses by industry

The Transport, Postal and Warehousing industry had the largest number of total registered businesses in City of Armadale, comprising 22.4% of all total registered businesses, compared to 10.0% in Western Australia.

Registered business by industry shows how many businesses there are the City of Armadale 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 the City of Armadale 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
City of Armadale - total registered businesses20242023change
IndustryNumber%. % Western AustraliaNumber%. % Western Australia2023 to 2024
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing1342.16.21372.36.2-3
Mining250.41.3260.41.3-1
Manufacturing2934.63.92834.83.9+10
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services270.40.3270.50.30
Construction1,17018.217.01,13619.217.0+34
Wholesale Trade1712.72.81622.72.8+9
Retail Trade3235.05.33265.55.3-3
Accommodation and Food Services2544.03.82364.03.8+18
Transport, Postal and Warehousing1,43622.410.01,18320.010.0+253
Information Media and Telecommunications510.80.7410.70.7+10
Financial and Insurance Services1592.54.71502.54.7+9
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services4386.811.14157.011.1+23
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services5809.012.75559.412.7+25
Administrative and Support Services3615.64.43265.54.4+35
Public Administration and Safety190.30.2150.30.2+4
Education and Training811.31.3751.31.3+6
Health Care and Social Assistance4006.27.23485.97.2+52
Arts and Recreation Services661.01.2701.21.2-4
Other Services4336.75.54076.95.5+26
Industry not classified000.130.10.1-3
Total Businesses6,421100.0100.05,920100.0100.0+501

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, including Entries and Exits. 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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