City of Port Adelaide Enfield

Businesses by industry

The Transport, Postal and Warehousing industry had the largest number of total registered businesses in City of Port Adelaide Enfield, comprising 19.4% of all total registered businesses, compared to 8.6% in South Australia.

Registered business by industry shows how many businesses there are City of Port Adelaide Enfield 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 City of Port Adelaide Enfield 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 Port Adelaide Enfield - total registered businesses20242023change
IndustryNumber%. % South AustraliaNumber%. % South Australia2023 to 2024
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing1251.011.01241.111.0+1
Mining110.10.3120.10.3-1
Manufacturing6095.04.16165.44.1-7
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services560.50.4560.50.40
Construction1,99016.516.51,90616.616.5+84
Wholesale Trade4693.93.54704.13.5-1
Retail Trade7596.35.77906.95.7-31
Accommodation and Food Services5644.74.35124.54.3+52
Transport, Postal and Warehousing2,33719.48.62,10818.48.6+229
Information Media and Telecommunications1070.90.71000.90.7+7
Financial and Insurance Services3973.34.23663.24.2+31
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services1,24810.312.61,18310.312.6+65
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services8927.410.48847.710.4+8
Administrative and Support Services7946.64.57496.54.5+45
Public Administration and Safety450.40.2410.40.2+4
Education and Training1491.21.31481.31.3+1
Health Care and Social Assistance7436.28.06555.78.0+88
Arts and Recreation Services1070.91.21101.01.2-3
Other Services6725.65.06325.55.0+40
Industry not classified30.00.130.00.10
Total Businesses12,076100.0100.011,465100.0100.0+611

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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