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APPENDIX ABR COUNTS OF ABNS


INTRODUCTION

The ABS published counts of ABNs registered and active for GST from the ABR in respect of October 2000 and June 2001 in Australian Business Register: Counts of Australian Business Numbers (ABNs) (cat. no. 1369.0.55.001). This publication has been discontinued.

To enable comparison of counts of businesses with counts of ABNs, counts of ABNs Registered and Active for GST, at the industry division level have been provided for October 2000, June 2001 and June 2004. The same table provides counts of businesses from the ABSBR for June 2004.

Note: In the 2001-02 financial year, a number of processing backlogs on the ABR were addressed by the ATO. Therefore, counts of ABNs for June 2001 should be treated with caution, as some of the businesses counted had ceased operations but their ABR details had not been updated.

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ABR COUNTS OF ABNs AND ABSBR COUNTS OF BUSINESSES

In addition to the different data sources, there are a number of differences between ABR counts of ABNs and ABSBR counts of businesses:

• ABR counts of ABNs at the Industry Division level include all ABNs that are registered and active for a GSTP tax role. In contrast, ABSBR counts of businesses include all businesses in the ATOMP that have at least one non-cancelled GSTP, ITIP or ITW tax role and live TAUs from the ABSMP.
• The treatment of long term non-remitters (explained in paragraph 18 of the Explanatory Notes) does not apply to ABR counts of ABNs. However, long term non-remitters do impact ABSBR counts of businesses as they are applied to ABNs in the ATOMP.
• ABSBR counts of businesses exclude some sectors based on the SISCA (2100 Central Bank, 3000 General Government, 5000 Non-profit Institutions Serving Households and 6000 Rest of the World) and TOLO (12 Charitable Institution, 15 Social and Sporting Clubs, 16 Trade Unions and Other Associations, 20 Other Unincorporated Entity, 41 Diplomatic or Trade Missions and 42 Other Foreign Government) classifications. These exclusions do not apply to the ABR counts of ABNs.

ABR Business Entities(a), October 2000, June 2001 and June 2004
	Employing	Non-employing	Total
	no.	no.	no.
October 2000
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	71,983	160,958	232,941
Mining	2,304	5,516	7,820
Manufacturing	54,743	62,846	117,589
Electricity, Gas and Water Supply	473	3,865	4,338
Construction	86,193	223,498	309,691
Wholesale Trade	36,233	36,582	72,815
Retail Trade	99,958	105,298	205,256
Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants	28,820	24,865	53,685
Transport and Storage	28,757	87,386	116,143
Communication Services	4,995	27,030	32,025
Finance and Insurance	22,664	106,234	128,898
Property and Business Services	129,278	274,495	403,773
Government Administration and Defence	2,109	2,615	4,724
Education	10,021	20,859	30,880
Health and Community Services	44,002	48,981	92,983
Cultural and Recreational Services	15,240	45,110	60,350
Personal and Other Services	28,309	140,078	168,387
Industry Not Stated	73,716	11,490	85,206
All Industries	739,798	1,387,706	2,127,504
June 2001
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	87,472	147,885	235,357
Mining	2,658	4,672	7,330
Manufacturing	62,999	67,546	130,545
Electricity, Gas and Water Supply	580	1,093	1,673
Construction	108,052	233,405	341,457
Wholesale Trade	42,510	39,594	82,104
Retail Trade	120,533	109,886	230,419
Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants	35,425	19,150	54,575
Transport and Storage	35,254	89,704	124,958
Communication Services	6,709	22,936	29,645
Finance and Insurance	31,620	129,459	161,079
Property and Business Services	162,082	324,117	486,199
Government Administration and Defence	2,280	2,240	4,520
Education	11,523	18,922	30,445
Health and Community Services	50,116	44,552	94,668
Cultural and Recreational Services	19,089	49,099	68,188
Personal and Other Services	35,199	57,085	92,284
Industry Not Stated	854	2,866	3,720
All Industries	814,955	1,364,211	2,179,166
June 2004
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	82,278	150,418	232,696
Mining	2,560	5,027	7,587
Manufacturing	57,072	68,813	125,885
Electricity, Gas and Water Supply	557	1,736	2,293
Construction	100,042	259,113	359,155
Wholesale Trade	40,463	52,921	93,384
Retail Trade	105,443	136,390	241,833
Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants	29,625	31,709	61,334
Transport and Storage	32,396	104,328	136,724
Communication Services	5,824	24,188	30,012
Finance and Insurance	29,930	136,036	165,966
Property and Business Services	150,732	384,810	535,542
Government Administration and Defence	1,847	1,932	3,779
Education	10,892	18,978	29,870
Health and Community Services	46,638	51,342	97,980
Cultural and Recreational Services	17,535	45,188	62,723
Personal and Other Services	32,251	71,480	103,731
Industry Not Stated	1,773	10,952	12,725
All Industries	747,858	1,555,361	2,303,219
(a) ABR Business Entities are Australian Business Numbers that are registered and active for a Goods and Services Tax (GST) role.

ABSBR Businesses, June 2004
	Employing	Non-employing	Total
	no.	no.	no.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	74,111	183,150	257,261
Mining	2,731	6,390	9,121
Manufacturing	61,888	91,847	153,735
Electricity, Gas and Water Supply	599	2,022	2,621
Construction	113,426	348,814	462,240
Wholesale Trade	46,800	56,842	103,642
Retail Trade	126,160	147,319	273,479
Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants	39,342	28,680	68,022
Transport and Storage	37,374	114,558	151,932
Communication Services	8,089	28,416	36,505
Finance and Insurance	51,708	366,677	418,385
Property and Business Services	171,182	549,650	720,832
Education	6,880	26,511	33,391
Health and Community Services	49,008	70,998	120,006
Cultural and Recreational Services	17,300	72,370	89,670
Personal and Other Services	30,480	83,996	114,476
All Industries	837,078	2,178,240	3,015,318