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Bookkeeping for Byron Bay businesses

Professional, scientific and technical services head the industry chart below, ahead of construction, and retail trade also makes the top group. Byron Bay businesses across that mix can have their books kept in Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks and reconciled monthly, whether the file was opened last week or long ago.

  • By Book Keeping Pros
  • Sources checked 15 Oct 2026

Byron Bay businesses in figures

Estimated resident population of the Byron Bay Significant Urban Area, 30 June 2025 (preliminary)
11,482 peopleAustralian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Growth in the estimated resident population of the Byron Bay Significant Urban Area, 30 June 2024 to 30 June 2025
1.6%Australian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Actively trading businesses whose main business address is in the Byron Bay Significant Urban Area, June 2025
2,329 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

How we serve Byron Bay businesses

  • Help with a brand new file

    If you've just started trading, we can help you get access sorted, connect supported bank feeds and learn the parts of the software you'll use day to day.

  • Card terminal settlements

    Retailers' terminal settlements are matched to the sales they cover, with the merchant fees recorded as a cost, so takings in the file agree with what reached the bank.

  • Payouts from payment platforms

    Sales taken through a payment platform or web store arrive as lump payouts. We break each payout into the sales, refunds and fees behind it, using the platform's own report.

Byron Bay businesses by industry

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

  1. Professional, Scientific and Technical Services353 businesses
  2. Construction298 businesses
  3. Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services278 businesses
  4. Retail Trade240 businesses
  5. Accommodation and Food Services201 businesses
  6. Health Care and Social Assistance193 businesses
  7. Administrative and Support Services128 businesses
  8. Other Services94 businesses
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

Byron Bay businesses by number of employees

The ABS may perturb small counts to protect confidentiality, so the figures need not add up exactly. Size ranges with a count of zero in the data are not shown.

  1. Non-employing1,384 businesses
  2. 1 to 4 employees576 businesses
  3. 5 to 19 employees284 businesses
  4. 20 to 199 employees88 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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Questions from Byron Bay business owners

We've just opened. Can you help us set up the software?
Our set-up help covers getting the right people access, connecting supported bank feeds and showing you how to use the software. How the accounts are structured is a conversation for your accountant.
Our card terminal pays out in batches. How is that matched to sales?
Each settlement is matched to the trading period it covers. If a settlement doesn't line up with the sales recorded, we raise it with you rather than guess.
Do the charts on this page include sole traders?
They do. The ABS business counts behind the charts include businesses without employees, and the business size chart shows them as their own group.
Can we keep our QuickBooks file, or do you prefer Xero or MYOB?
Keep it. We work in QuickBooks, Xero and MYOB alike, inside the file you already have, so your history and logins stay as they are.
How is the fee for a business like ours set?
We look at your accounts, card and platform volumes and any backlog, then send a quote. Work begins after you've accepted 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.