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The distribution of business operators across remoteness areas resulted in the highest concentrations being recorded in the major cities of Australia (65%). This was followed by Inner Regional Australia (21%), Outer Regional Australia (11%), Remote Australia (2%) and Very Remote Australia (with less than 1%).
There was a higher proportion of non-business operators residing in major cities (71%) compared with business operators (65%).