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Other services, the ABS group that takes in repair and maintenance as well as personal services, appears among the top groups in the industry chart below, with construction, rental and real estate, and health care. Dubbo businesses of that kind can have their parts bills, cash takings and bank accounts kept in order inside their own Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks file.

  • By Book Keeping Pros
  • Sources checked 15 Oct 2026

Dubbo businesses in figures

Estimated resident population of the Dubbo Significant Urban Area, 30 June 2025 (preliminary)
42,452 peopleAustralian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Growth in the estimated resident population of the Dubbo Significant Urban Area, 30 June 2024 to 30 June 2025
0.6%Australian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Actively trading businesses whose main business address is in the Dubbo Significant Urban Area, June 2025
3,816 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

How we serve Dubbo businesses

  • Parts and supplier bills

    Mechanics and repairers often buy from many parts suppliers. We enter those bills, match them to payments and keep the amount owed to each supplier in view.

  • Cash takings banked and recorded

    For salons, workshops and other counter businesses, banked cash is matched to the takings recorded for the same days, and any shortfall is raised with you.

  • Owner-operators

    The business size chart below shows a large share of non-employing businesses. Where the owner is the whole team, we keep the books moving so the paperwork doesn't wait for a quiet weekend.

Dubbo businesses by industry

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

  1. Construction801 businesses
  2. Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services444 businesses
  3. Health Care and Social Assistance363 businesses
  4. Other Services292 businesses
  5. Transport, Postal and Warehousing285 businesses
  6. Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing279 businesses
  7. Professional, Scientific and Technical Services271 businesses
  8. Retail Trade201 businesses
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

Dubbo 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-employing2,317 businesses
  2. 1 to 4 employees932 businesses
  3. 5 to 19 employees469 businesses
  4. 20 to 199 employees104 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 Dubbo business owners ask

What does 'other services' cover in the industry chart?
It's an ABS industry group that includes repair and maintenance, such as vehicle and machinery repairs, along with personal services like hairdressing and beauty. The chart counts businesses in it across the ABS Significant Urban Area.
I run the business by myself. Will you take it on?
Of course. The routine matches a bigger business: each account reconciled to its statement, and payments for bills and invoices matched to the records they clear. The quote reflects the size of the file.
We do repairs and hire out equipment. Can those be kept apart?
If your file already tracks them separately, we record each transaction against the part of the business it belongs to. Setting up that tracking is something to agree with your accountant.
How do we hand over the books?
Invite us into your Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks file and tell us where things stand. We review it, quote, and begin once you say yes.
Can the books be caught up before our year-end accounts are due?
Yes, working forward from the oldest unreconciled month. If your accountant has a deadline, mention it when you get in touch so the quote can allow for 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.