City of Mandurah

Businesses by industry

The Construction industry had the largest number of total registered businesses in City of Mandurah, comprising 24.2% of all total registered businesses, compared to 17.0% in Western Australia.

Registered business by industry shows how many businesses there are the City of Mandurah 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 Mandurah 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 Mandurah - total registered businesses20242023change
IndustryNumber%. % Western AustraliaNumber%. % Western Australia2023 to 2024
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing1052.16.31122.36.3-7
Mining320.61.3310.61.3+1
Manufacturing1853.73.91923.93.9-7
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services200.40.3210.40.3-1
Construction1,20724.217.01,19424.217.0+13
Wholesale Trade1162.32.81172.42.8-1
Retail Trade3537.15.33587.35.3-5
Accommodation and Food Services2204.43.82344.73.8-14
Transport, Postal and Warehousing3837.710.03827.710.0+1
Information Media and Telecommunications260.50.7240.50.7+2
Financial and Insurance Services2054.14.71883.84.7+17
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services4849.711.14709.511.1+14
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services51410.312.751010.312.7+4
Administrative and Support Services2214.44.42174.44.4+4
Public Administration and Safety120.20.3140.30.3-2
Education and Training641.31.3641.31.30
Health Care and Social Assistance3988.07.23847.87.2+14
Arts and Recreation Services551.11.2681.41.2-13
Other Services3807.65.53517.15.5+29
Industry not classified30.10.130.10.10
Total Businesses4,982100.0100.04,933100.0100.0+49

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)

Please refer to specific data notes for more information
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