SECTION TWO: COUNTS OF AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS OPERATORS BY SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS, 2011

OVERVIEW

The data presented in Section Two of this publication were sourced from the 2011 Census of Population and Housing. These data were collected on August 9, 2011 (Census night) when Australian households self-reported information on their Census Forms. For further information (including how Census data differs from Forms of Employment Survey data presented in Section One), please refer to the Explanatory Notes.


SEX

In 2011, 68.1% of business operators were 'Male business operators', whilst 31.9% were 'Female business operators'.


NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES

In 2011, 55.8 % of business operators indicated they were 'Owner managers of unincorporated enterprises' with the remaining 44.2% 'Owner managers of incorporated enterprises'.

A higher proportion of 'Female business operators' (59.3%) were 'Owner managers of unincorporated enterprises' than 'Male business operators' (54.1%).


HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED

In 2011, 53.9% of business operators indicated that the highest year of school they completed was 'Year 12 or equivalent'. A higher percentage of business operators completed 'Year 10 or equivalent' (25.2%) than 'Year 11 or equivalent' (10.9%). These figures are comparable when broken down by sex.

HIGHEST YEAR OF NON-SCHOOL COMPLETED

In 2011, 67% of business operators completed a level of non-school qualification compared to 33% who had not completed a non-school qualification. Approximately 29.4% of business operators achieved the non-school qualification - 'Certificate Level'. This was followed by 'Bachelor Degree Level' (16.6%) and 'Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level' (10.2%). When broken down by sex, 35.6% of 'Male business operators' achieved the 'Certificate Level' compared to 16.0% for 'Female business operators'.


FIELD OF STUDY

In 2011, 67.0% of business operators identified themselves being involved in a field of study, with the most popular being 'Engineering and Related Technologies' (13.9%). The most popular field of study for 'Female business operators' was 'Management and Commerce' (14.9%) compared to 'Engineering and Related Technologies' (19.8%) for 'Male business operators'.



INDIVIDUAL WEEKLY INCOME

There were differences in the most common income ranges between Male and Female business operators and these differences were also evident between business operators and small business operators. The highest proportion of 'Male business operators' (16.3%) had an individual weekly income in excess of $2,000. In contrast, the highest proportion of 'Female business operators' (17.4%) had an individual weekly income in the '$400-$599' income range category. The largest gap in individual weekly income between 'Male business operators' (16.3%) and 'Female business operators' (9.2%) were in the '$2,000 or more' income range category.

The highest proportion of business operators with an individual weekly income in excess of $2,000 was 14.0%. This contrasts with the highest proportion of small business operators (14.1%) whose individual weekly income was in the '$400-$599' income bracket range. The most common small business operators income range is lower than the most common income range for 'Non-business operators', which is in the '$600-$799' income range category.


FAMILY WEEKLY INCOME

The differences in the individual income ranges between 'Male business operators' and 'Female business operators' and also between business operators and small business operators, are not evident with family income. The most common range for 'Family weekly income' in all categories was in the '$1,500-$1,999' income range.


CHILDCARE PROVISION STATUS

In 2011, 39.6% of business operators had indicated they had 'Provided childcare (unpaid)'. There were a higher percentage of 'Female business operators' (46.5%) than 'Male business operators' (36.4%) that 'Provided childcare (unpaid)'.


PLACE OF WORK

The largest percentage of business operators were located in 'NSW' (31.3%), followed by, 'VIC' (25.2%), 'QLD' (19.6%), 'WA' (10.5%), 'SA' (7.0%), 'TAS' (2.0%), 'ACT' (1.2%) and 'NT' (0.7%).



REMOTE AREAS

The majority (67.7%) of business operators were located in 'Major Cities of Australia'.


CONNECTEDNESS TO WORK AND INTERNET CONNECTION

Approximately 18.6% of business operators were identified as 'Worked at home', with 88.9% of these business operators having a 'Broadband connection'.


REGION OF BIRTH

The majority (69.9%) of business operators were born in 'Australia (includes External Territories)'. The next most popular birth areas were 'North-West Europe' (8.8%) and 'Southern and Eastern Europe' (3.9%).


YEAR OF ARRIVAL IN AUSTRALIA

Of all the business operators not born in Australia, the most common period of arrival was in the 'Arrived 1981-1990' category (22.8%). This was followed by the 'Arrived 1991-2000' (18.3%) and 'Arrived 2001-2010' (17.6%) categories. In contrast, the highest proportion of immigrants in the 'Non-business operators' sub-population (35.1%), arrived between 2001 and 2010.


INDIGENOUS STATUS

The majority (98.7%) of business operators identified themselves as 'Non-Indigenous'.


HOUSING TENURE TYPE

The most popular type of housing tenure for business operators was 'Owned with a mortgage' (49.4%). This was followed by the 'Owned outright' (31.7%) and 'Rented' (16.1%) categories.


USUAL ADDRESS ONE YEAR AGO

The majority (88.9%) of business operators had the 'Same address one year ago'.


USUAL ADDRESS FIVE YEARS AGO

In 2011, 63.9% of business operators had the 'Same address five years ago'.

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