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
Other Territories
2019 2.10
2020 -5.84
2021 3.19
2022 16.48
2023 -7.37

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.