Other Territories incorporates Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Jervis Bay and Norfolk Island.

Table 1: Small businesses in Other Territories, 30 June 2023

_{^* Includes businesses where information is only available at the state/territory level.}

_{¹ This includes a small number of businesses which have income tax withholding roles for purposes other than withholding amounts from wages and salaries (and as such have zero employment).}

_{² Calculated by ASBFEO based on the ABS definition of small business of 0-19 employees.}

Source: Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics, customised data, 2023.

There were 1,886 small businesses in Other Territories on 30 June 2023. Of these, 90% were non-employing businesses.

Changes in small businesses numbers for Other Territories

Chart 1: Annual change in the number of small businesses in Other Territories

Source: Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics, customised data.

The number of small businesses in Other Territories decreased by 150 (7%) over the year to 30 June 2023, after a 16% increase in the previous year.