2.1 Business operator status(a), by sex - 2011
	Male business operators	Female business operators	Total business operators	Male small business operators	Female small business operators	Total small business operators
	%	%	%	%	%	%
Business operators	68.1	31.9	100.0	67.9	32.1	100.0
(a) Cells in this table have been randomly adjusted to avoid the release of confidential data.

2.2 Business operator status(a), by sex, sector and number of employees - 2011
		Male business operators	Female business operators	Total business operators	Male small business operators	Female small business operators	Total small business operators
		%	%	%	%	%	%
Owner managers of unincorporated enterprises
	Nil employees	39.0	43.8	40.6	40.9	45.5	42.4
	1-19 employees	14.2	14.9	14.4	14.9	15.5	15.1
	20 or more employees	0.8	0.6	0.8	-	-	-
	Total	54.1	59.3	55.8	55.8	61.0	57.5
Owner managers of incorporated enterprises
	Nil employees	-	-	-	-	-	-
	1-19 employees	42.1	37.5	40.7	44.2	39.0	42.5
	20 or more employees	3.8	3.1	3.6	-	-	-
	Total	45.9	40.7	44.2	44.2	39.0	42.5
Total
	Nil employees	39.0	43.8	40.6	40.9	45.5	42.4
	1-19 employees	56.3	52.5	55.1	59.1	54.5	57.6
	20 or more employees	4.6	3.7	4.3	-	-	-
	Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Cells in this table have been randomly adjusted to avoid the release of confidential data.

2.3 Business operator status(a), by sex and highest year of school completed - 2011
	Male business operators	Female business operators	Total business operators	Male small business operators	Female small business operators	Total small business operators	Non-business operators
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Year 12 or equivalent	51.9	58.2	53.9	51.3	58.3	53.5	61.0
Year 11 or equivalent	11.1	10.4	10.9	11.3	10.4	11.0	10.7
Year 10 or equivalent	26.1	23.2	25.2	26.5	23.2	25.5	20.5
Year 9 or equivalent	5.5	4.1	5.1	5.6	4.0	5.1	3.9
Year 8 or below	3.2	2.2	2.9	3.2	2.2	2.9	1.8
Did not go to school	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
Not stated	1.8	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.5	1.7	1.8
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
(a) Cells in this table have been randomly adjusted to avoid the release of confidential data.

2.4 Business operator status(a), by sex and highest year of non-school qualification - 2011
	Male business operators	Female business operators	Total business operators	Male small business operators	Female small business operators	Total small business operators	Non-business operators
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Postgraduate Degree Level	4.5	5.1	4.7	4.5	5.2	4.7	5.2
Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate Level	1.3	2.6	1.7	1.3	2.7	1.7	2.5
Bachelor Degree Level	15.4	19.3	16.6	14.8	19.2	16.2	18.7
Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level	8.5	13.9	10.2	8.5	14.0	10.3	10.0
Certificate Level	35.6	16.0	29.4	36.4	16.3	29.9	21.4
Level of education inadequately described	1.4	2.2	1.7	1.4	2.2	1.7	1.4
Level of education not stated(b)	2.5	3.1	2.7	2.4	3.0	2.6	2.7
Has not completed a non-school qualification	30.7	37.8	33.0	30.7	37.5	32.9	38.2
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
(a) Cells in this table have been randomly adjusted to avoid the release of confidential data.
(b) Level of education inadequately described.

2.5 Business operator status(a), by sex and field of study - 2011
	Male business operators	Female business operators	Total business operators	Male small business operators	Female small business operators	Total small business operators	Non-business operators
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Natural and Physical Sciences	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	2.1
Information Technology	1.9	0.9	1.6	1.9	0.9	1.6	2.4
Engineering and Related Technologies	19.8	1.4	13.9	20.0	1.4	14.0	10.6
Architecture and Building	14.9	1.2	10.5	15.3	1.2	10.8	3.0
Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies	3.0	1.1	2.4	3.0	1.2	2.4	1.4
Health	4.5	10.1	6.3	4.5	10.2	6.3	6.6
Education	1.3	5.6	2.6	1.3	5.6	2.7	5.5
Management and Commerce	10.1	14.9	11.6	9.7	14.9	11.4	13.5
Society and Culture	4.5	9.6	6.1	4.2	9.6	6.0	7.6
Creative Arts	2.2	5.0	3.1	2.2	5.1	3.2	2.2
Food, Hospitality and Personal Services	2.3	7.6	4.0	2.3	7.7	4.0	3.3
Mixed Field Programmes	-	0.1	-	-	0.1	-	0.1
Field of study inadequately described	0.7	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.9	0.8	0.8
Field of study not stated	2.7	2.3	2.6	2.6	2.2	2.5	2.7
Not applicable(b)	30.7	37.8	33.0	30.7	37.5	32.9	38.2
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Cells in this table have been randomly adjusted to avoid the release of confidential data.
(b) Not applicable comprises Persons who have a qualification that is out of scope of this classification; Persons with no qualification and Persons still studying for a first qualification.

2.6 Business operator status(a), by sex and individual weekly income - 2011
	Male business operators	Female business operators	Total business operators	Male small business operators	Female small business operators	Total small business operators	Non-business operators
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Nil or negative income	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.0
$1-$199	2.0	6.4	3.4	2.1	6.5	3.5	5.5
$200-$299	3.2	7.2	4.5	3.3	7.4	4.6	4.2
$300-$399	4.9	9.0	6.2	5.0	9.2	6.4	5.5
$400-$599	11.8	17.4	13.6	12.3	17.8	14.1	11.8
$600-$799	13.2	14.5	13.6	13.7	14.8	14.0	15.2
$800-$999	12.1	10.3	11.5	12.4	10.4	11.8	13.0
$1,000-$1,249	12.8	9.2	11.6	13.1	9.2	11.8	12.8
$1,250-$1,499	9.3	6.3	8.3	9.4	6.2	8.4	9.1
$1,500-$1,999	10.6	6.9	9.4	10.5	6.7	9.3	10.9
$2,000 or more	16.3	9.2	14.0	14.4	8.3	12.4	9.5
Not stated	2.4	2.1	2.3	2.3	2.0	2.2	1.6
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
(a) Cells in this table have been randomly adjusted to avoid the release of confidential data.

2.7 Business operator status(a), by sex and family weekly income - 2011
	Male business operators	Female business operators	Total business operators	Male small business operators	Female small business operators	Total small business operators	Non-business operators
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Nil or negative income	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.3
$1-$199	0.6	0.8	0.7	0.6	0.8	0.7	0.4
$200-$299	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.2
$300-$399	0.6	0.8	0.7	0.6	0.8	0.7	0.5
$400-$599	2.7	3.1	2.8	2.8	3.2	2.9	2.1
$600-$799	4.8	4.8	4.8	5.0	5.0	5.0	3.7
$800-$999	7.3	7.5	7.3	7.6	7.7	7.6	4.9
$1,000-$1,249	7.7	6.3	7.2	8.0	6.4	7.5	7.4
$1,250-$1,499	9.1	9.0	9.1	9.5	9.2	9.4	8.2
$1,500-$1,999	14.4	13.5	14.1	14.9	13.7	14.5	16.1
$2,000-$2,499	12.8	12.1	12.6	13.1	12.2	12.8	15.6
$2,500-$2,999	9.4	9.1	9.3	9.1	9.1	9.1	11.2
$3,000-$3,499	8.1	8.5	8.2	7.8	8.4	8.0	9.0
$3,500-$3,999	3.9	3.7	3.8	3.6	3.6	3.6	4.5
$4,000-$4,999	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.1	3.1	3.1	4.0
$5,000 or more	4.7	6.1	5.1	3.9	5.4	4.4	2.7
Partial income stated	9.9	10.6	10.1	9.7	10.5	9.9	9.4
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
(a) Cells in this table have been randomly adjusted to avoid the release of confidential data.

2.8 Business operator status(a), by sex and childcare provision status - 2011
	Male business operators	Female business operators	Total business operators	Male small business operators	Female small business operators	Total small business operators	Non-business operators
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Provided childcare (unpaid)	36.4	46.5	39.6	36.2	46.5	39.5	32.2
Did not provide child care	62.4	52.6	59.3	62.7	52.7	59.5	66.6
Not stated	1.2	0.9	1.1	1.1	0.8	1.0	1.2
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
(a) Cells in this table have been randomly adjusted to avoid the release of confidential data.

2.9 Business operator status(a), by sex and place of work - 2011
	Male business operators	Female business operators	Total business operators	Male small business operators	Female small business operators	Total small business operators	Non-business operators
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Sydney	16.4	18.0	16.9	16.3	18.1	16.9	18.9
Other NSW	8.9	10.9	9.6	9.0	11.0	9.6	8.9
NSW - Not categorised(b)	5.9	2.5	4.8	6.1	2.6	5.0	2.1
NSW	31.2	31.4	31.3	31.4	31.6	31.5	30.0
Melbourne	15.3	16.3	15.6	15.1	16.2	15.5	17.8
Other VIC	5.6	6.3	5.8	5.7	6.3	5.9	4.9
VIC - Not categorised(b)	4.6	1.8	3.7	4.7	1.8	3.8	1.5
VIC	25.5	24.3	25.2	25.5	24.3	25.1	24.2
Brisbane	6.9	8.2	7.3	6.8	8.2	7.3	9.5
Other QLD	8.3	10.8	9.1	8.3	10.8	9.1	8.6
QLD - Not categorised(b)	3.8	1.9	3.2	4.0	2.0	3.3	1.7
QLD	19.0	20.9	19.6	19.1	21.0	19.7	19.8
Adelaide	4.1	4.4	4.2	4.0	4.4	4.2	5.4
Other SA	1.6	1.8	1.6	1.6	1.8	1.7	1.3
SA - Not categorised(b)	1.4	0.6	1.2	1.5	0.6	1.2	0.5
SA	7.1	6.8	7.0	7.1	6.8	7.0	7.2
Perth	6.3	7.1	6.6	6.2	7.1	6.5	7.6
Other WA	2.1	2.4	2.2	2.2	2.4	2.2	2.3
WA - Not categorised(b)	2.1	0.9	1.7	2.2	0.9	1.8	0.9
WA	10.6	10.4	10.5	10.6	10.4	10.5	10.8
Hobart	0.7	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.7	1.0
Other TAS	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.0
TAS - Not categorised(b)	0.4	0.1	0.3	0.4	0.1	0.3	0.2
TAS	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.1
Darwin	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.6
Other NT	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.4
NT - Not categorised(b)	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
NT	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.7	1.0
Greater Canberra/ACT	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.0	2.2
ACT - Not categorised(b)	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	-
ACT	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.2	2.3
Other Territories	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Place of work not stated	2.6	2.2	2.4	2.4	2.0	2.3	2.5
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Cells in this table have been randomly adjusted to avoid the release of confidential data.
(b) Includes offshore, shipping, migratory and no fixed address.

2.10 Business operator status(a), by sex and remote areas - 2011
	Male business operators	Female business operators	Total business operators	Male small business operators	Female small business operators	Total small business operators	Non-business operators
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Major Cities of Australia	68.2	66.6	67.7	67.9	66.5	67.4	72.1
Inner Regional Australia	19.4	20.4	19.7	19.6	20.4	19.8	17.0
Outer Regional Australia	10.1	10.6	10.2	10.2	10.6	10.4	8.5
Remote Australia	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.4
Very Remote Australia	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.8
Other(b)	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
(a) Cells in this table have been randomly adjusted to avoid the release of confidential data.
(b) Includes migratory and no usual address.

2.11 Business Operator Status(a), by sex, connectedness to work and Internet connection - 2011
		Male business operators	Female business operators	Total business operators	Male small business operators	Female small business operators	Total small business operators	Non-business operators
		%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Worked at home		12.8	31.0	18.6	13.3	31.9	19.3	1.9
	No Internet connection	6.2	4.1	5.1	6.1	4.1	5.0	6.3
	Broadband connection	87.9	89.8	88.9	88.0	89.9	89.0	87.4
	Dial-up connection	2.6	2.4	2.5	2.6	2.4	2.5	2.4
	Other	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	2.1
	Not stated	1.6	1.9	1.8	1.6	1.9	1.8	1.9
	Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Travel to work		85.9	67.4	80.0	85.5	66.7	79.5	96.5
Not stated		1.3	1.6	1.4	1.2	1.4	1.3	1.5
Total		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
(a) Cells in this table have been randomly adjusted to avoid the release of confidential data.

2.12 Business Operator Status, by sex and region of birth - 2011
	Male business operators	Female business operators	Total business operators	Male small business operators	Female small business operators	Total small business operators	Non-business operators
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Australia (includes External Territories)	70.0	69.6	69.9	69.8	69.4	69.7	71.4
New Zealand	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	3.1
Other Oceania	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.8
North-West Europe	8.8	8.6	8.8	8.9	8.7	8.9	7.3
Southern and Eastern Europe	4.2	3.3	3.9	4.3	3.3	4.0	2.3
North Africa and the Middle East	2.2	1.2	1.9	2.2	1.2	1.9	1.0
South-East Asia	2.5	4.1	3.0	2.6	4.1	3.1	4.1
North-East Asia	2.9	4.1	3.3	2.9	4.2	3.3	2.6
Southern and Central Asia	2.1	1.5	1.9	2.1	1.4	1.9	3.3
Americas	1.1	1.5	1.2	1.1	1.5	1.2	1.4
Sub-Saharan Africa	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.6	1.5	1.6
Not stated	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.2
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

2.13 Business operator status(a), by sex and year of arrival in Australia - 2011
	Male business operators	Female business operators	Total business operators	Male small business operators	Female small business operators	Total small business operators	Non-business operators
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Arrived 1895-1960	8.4	6.4	7.8	8.4	6.3	7.7	3.6
Arrived 1961-1970	14.6	12.6	14.0	14.5	12.5	13.9	9.0
Arrived 1971-1980	16.1	16.1	16.1	16.1	16.1	16.1	10.9
Arrived 1981-1990	22.8	22.9	22.8	22.9	22.9	22.9	18.5
Arrived 1991-2000	17.4	20.0	18.3	17.5	20.1	18.3	18.2
Arrived 2001-2010	17.0	18.9	17.6	17.2	19.0	17.8	35.1
Arrived 1 Jan 2011-9 Aug 2011	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	1.6
Not stated	3.3	2.9	3.1	3.1	2.8	3.0	3.1
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
(a) Cells in this table have been randomly adjusted to avoid the release of confidential data.

2.14 Business operator status(a), by sex and indigenous status - 2011
	Male business operators	Female business operators	Total business operators	Male small business operators	Female small business operators	Total small business operators	Non-business operators
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	1.6
Non-Indigenous	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.8	98.8	98.8	97.7
Not stated	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
(a) Cells in this table have been randomly adjusted to avoid the release of confidential data.

2.15 Business operator status(a), by sex and housing tenure type - 2011
	Male business operators	Female business operators	Total business operators	Male small business operators	Female small business operators	Total small business operators	Non-business operators
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Owned outright	31.5	32.3	31.7	31.3	32.1	31.5	21.5
Owned with a mortgage	49.4	49.6	49.4	49.4	49.7	49.5	47.6
Rented	16.4	15.6	16.1	16.6	15.7	16.3	28.2
Other	1.6	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.6	1.6
Not stated	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.1
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
(a) Cells in this table have been randomly adjusted to avoid the release of confidential data.

2.16 Business operator status(a), by sex and usual address one year ago - 2011
	Male business operators	Female business operators	Total business operators	Male small business operators	Female small business operators	Total small business operators	Non-business operators
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Same address one year ago	88.8	89.0	88.9	88.8	89.0	88.9	81.4
Elsewhere in Australia one year ago	10.3	10.1	10.2	10.3	10.1	10.2	16.6
Overseas one year ago	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	1.4
Not stated	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.6
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
(a) Cells in this table have been randomly adjusted to avoid the release of confidential data.

2.17 Business operator status(a), by sex and usual address five years ago - 2011
	Male business operators	Female business operators	Total business operators	Male small business operators	Female small business operators	Total small business operators	Non-business operators
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Same address five years ago	64.1	63.6	63.9	64.1	63.5	63.9	52.1
Elsewhere in Australia five years ago	32.1	32.3	32.2	32.1	32.4	32.2	39.7
Overseas five years ago	2.8	3.2	3.0	2.9	3.3	3.0	7.0
Not stated	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.9	1.2
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
(a) Cells in this table have been randomly adjusted to avoid the release of confidential data.

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