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Bookkeeping for Nowra businesses

The business size chart below splits Nowra businesses by how many people they employ, and a good share of them have staff. With staff come company cards, expense claims and more bills to approve, and we keep those records in your own Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks file.

  • By Book Keeping Pros
  • Sources checked 15 Oct 2026

Nowra businesses in figures

Estimated resident population of the Nowra - Bomaderry Significant Urban Area, 30 June 2025 (preliminary)
40,264 peopleAustralian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Growth in the estimated resident population of the Nowra - Bomaderry Significant Urban Area, 30 June 2024 to 30 June 2025
0.4%Australian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Actively trading businesses whose main business address is in the Nowra - Bomaderry Significant Urban Area, June 2025
2,777 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

How we serve Nowra businesses

  • Bills ready for approval

    Supplier bills are entered as they arrive and left ready for you to approve and pay, then matched to the payment once it clears.

  • Staff cards and expense claims

    Spending on company cards is matched to its receipts, and out-of-pocket claims are matched to the reimbursements that settle them.

  • Rent collected directly

    If you let property and collect the rent yourself, each payment is matched to the tenant and period it covers, and the outgoings are recorded against the property.

Nowra businesses by industry

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

  1. Construction601 businesses
  2. Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services299 businesses
  3. Health Care and Social Assistance290 businesses
  4. Professional, Scientific and Technical Services238 businesses
  5. Retail Trade205 businesses
  6. Other Services204 businesses
  7. Transport, Postal and Warehousing158 businesses
  8. Administrative and Support Services156 businesses
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

Nowra businesses by number of employees

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

  1. Non-employing1,441 businesses
  2. 1 to 4 employees854 businesses
  3. 5 to 19 employees388 businesses
  4. 20 to 199 employees103 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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Nowra business owners ask

We employ staff. What does the payroll tax section on this page mean for us?
It shows the New South Wales payroll tax and long service leave figures, taken from the state's rules. For payroll tax, Revenue NSW or your accountant can say how the rules apply to your business; for long service leave, ask your accountant.
Can staff send their receipts straight to you?
They can send them into the receipt capture in Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks, where we attach each receipt to the card transaction it supports.
Do you pay our bills?
We prepare them for payment. Bills are entered and checked, and you or your approver release the payments from your bank.
Which area are the figures on this page for?
The ABS Significant Urban Area, which groups whole statistical areas around an urban centre or related centres and can include surrounding rural land. Each figure is listed with its source at the end of the page.
What happens when we get in touch?
Tell us through the contact page which software you use, how many staff cards and accounts there are and how current the books are. We'll reply with a quote.

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.