In 2000-01, there were an estimated 24,700 private sector, non-agricultural business in Tasmania. Of the 24,700 businesses in 2000-01, some 23,700 (96.0%) were classified as small businesses with employment of less than 20.
Between 1983-84 and 2000-01, the average annual increase in the number of small businesses was 2.5%. Between 1999-2000 and 2000-01 the number of small businesses in Tasmania grew by 4.9%.
NUMBER OF BUSINESSES(a), By employer size(b) - Tasmania
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 | 1983-84 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | | Av. annual rate of change, 1983-84 to 2000-01 |
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| Employer size | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | | % |
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| Non-employing businesses | 8.4 | 12.8 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 13.7 | | 2.9 |
| 1-4 | 4.8 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 5.6 | | 0.9 |
| 5-19 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | | 3.8 |
| 20-99 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | | 3.5 |
| 100-199 | - | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | | 19.0 |
| 200 or more | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | | -3.1 |
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| Small businesses(c) | 15.5 | 23.5 | 22.1 | 22.6 | 23.7 | | 2.5 |
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| All business | 16.1 | 24.6 | 23.1 | 23.6 | 24.7 | | 2.6 |
- nil or rounded to zero
(a) Non-agricultural private sector businesses.
(b) The number of employees within a business.
(c) Non-agricultural businesses private sector businesses employing less than 20 people.
Source: ABS data available on request, Survey of Employment and Earnings, 2000-01; Labour Force Survey, 2000-01. |
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