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TECHNICAL NOTES
This table presents regional experimental small business estimates which have been derived using files provided to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). The estimates are compiled from completed tax returns for companies, partnerships, trusts and individuals declaring business income.
The nature of the ATO data does not allow multi-location businesses to be identified and disaggregated. The ABS created the small business definition to enable regional estimates to be produced for a subset of the economy. A key assumption is that small businesses are single location.
For the purposes of the experimental estimates provided, the definition of small business refers to those businesses whose total income or expenses were between $10,000 and $5m in the financial year.
Revisions have been made to the data previously published in Experimental Estimates, Regional Small Business Statistics, Australia 1995-96 to 1999-2000 (cat. no. 5675.0). The overall size of these changes is less than 2%, however the impact on individual regions or industries can be more significant.
The Statistical Divisions are designed to be relatively homogeneous regions characterised by identifiable social and economic units within the region, under the unifying influence of one or more major towns or cities.
Further details can be found in the EXPLANATORY NOTES.
CAVEATS
The estimates in this table are considered experimental and should be used with caution.
Differences between data presented in this table and other ABS publications may be due to differences in scope, reference period, statistical unit and the definition of data items.
Further details can be found in the EXPLANATORY NOTES.
