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Bookkeeping for Ballina business owners

The business size chart below shows that a large share of Ballina businesses are classified as non-employing by the ABS. We can take the bookkeeping part off your hands, working in your own Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks file and reconciling it each month.

  • By Book Keeping Pros
  • Sources checked 15 Oct 2026

Ballina businesses in figures

Estimated resident population of the Ballina Significant Urban Area, 30 June 2025 (preliminary)
48,465 peopleAustralian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Growth in the estimated resident population of the Ballina Significant Urban Area, 30 June 2024 to 30 June 2025
1%Australian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Actively trading businesses whose main business address is in the Ballina Significant Urban Area, June 2025
5,203 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

Bookkeeping for Ballina sole traders

  • Personal and business spending apart

    When groceries and materials come out of the same account, we separate the business items from the personal ones and ask you about anything unclear. A separate business account makes that easier, and we can connect it to your file as a bank feed once it's open.

  • Money you take out, recorded properly

    If you trade as a sole trader, money you move from the business to yourself is recorded as drawings rather than as an expense, so the profit figure in your software reflects the business alone.

  • Sales to several buyers

    Agriculture, forestry and fishing is among the top groups in the industry chart below. Where produce goes to several buyers, each buyer's payment is matched to the sale it covers, and anything short paid is flagged.

Ballina businesses by industry

The ABS may perturb small counts to protect confidentiality, so the figures need not add up exactly.

  1. Construction1,104 businesses
  2. Professional, Scientific and Technical Services581 businesses
  3. Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing531 businesses
  4. Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services521 businesses
  5. Health Care and Social Assistance510 businesses
  6. Retail Trade302 businesses
  7. Other Services249 businesses
  8. Transport, Postal and Warehousing224 businesses
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

Ballina businesses by number of employees

The ABS may perturb small counts to protect confidentiality, so the figures need not add up exactly.

  1. Non-employing3,236 businesses
  2. 1 to 4 employees1,379 businesses
  3. 5 to 19 employees486 businesses
  4. 20 to 199 employees114 businesses
  5. 200 or more employees3 businesses
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

Payroll tax and long service leave in New South Wales

Each state and territory sets its own payroll tax and long service leave rules. The payroll tax figures are for the 2026-27 financial year.

Annual payroll tax threshold in New South Wales, 2026-27
$1,200,000Revenue NSW. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Payroll tax rate in New South Wales, 2026-27
5.45%Revenue NSW. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Long service leave in New South Wales: years of service for the full entitlement
10 yearsNSW Industrial Relations. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

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What Ballina business owners ask us

I work on my own. Will you take on a business this small?
Happily. A sole trader's books follow the same routine as a larger business: bank accounts reconciled to their statements and bill and invoice payments matched to the records they settle. The quote is sized to what there is to do.
My income comes in unevenly through the year. Does that matter?
Not to the routine. Quiet months still get reconciled and busy ones are recorded sale by sale, so the records are complete when your accountant looks at the year as a whole.
What do the business size figures count?
They're ABS counts grouped by employment-size category. Non-employing generally means a business without employees, but the ABS classification has exceptions and does not show whether an owner works alone. The counts cover the ABS Significant Urban Area, which can reach beyond the town centre.
Which software suits a sole trader?
Xero, MYOB and QuickBooks can each hold a sole trader's books, and we work in each of them. If you haven't chosen yet, ask which your accountant uses; we can then help you get access and connect your bank feeds.
How do we make a start?
Send a short note through the contact page with your software and how far behind things are. You'll get a quote back, and nothing starts until you've agreed to it.

Sources

  1. Population estimates by LGA, Significant Urban Area, Remoteness Area and electoral division, 2001 to 2025 (32180DS0004_2001-25.xlsx)

    Australian Bureau of Statistics. Estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001 to 2025 (2022 to 2024 revised, 2025 preliminary), released 31 March 2026. Checked 15 October 2026.

    Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional population, 2024-25 financial year, licensed under CC BY 4.0 Licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 8: Businesses by industry division by Statistical Area Level 2 by employment size ranges (8165DC08.xlsx)

    Australian Bureau of Statistics. Actively trading businesses at 30 June 2025, released 16 December 2025. Checked 15 October 2026.

    Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data, Counts of Australian Businesses, including Entries and Exits, June 2021 to June 2025, licensed under CC BY 4.0 Licence: CC BY 4.0.

  3. Payroll tax thresholds and rates

    Revenue NSW. 2025-26 and 2026-27, released 1 July 2026. Checked 15 October 2026.

    © State of New South Wales through Revenue NSW Licence: Revenue NSW terms of use: copyright, State of New South Wales.

  4. Long Service Leave Guide (NSW), March 2026

    NSW Industrial Relations. First published March 2026, released 2 March 2026. Checked 15 October 2026.

    © State of New South Wales 2026 Licence: All rights reserved, State of New South Wales.