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Bookkeeping for Port Macquarie businesses

Construction and health care lead the industry chart below. For Port Macquarie businesses in those groups, money often arrives before the work is done or through several payment channels at once, and we match it in their Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks file every month.

  • By Book Keeping Pros
  • Sources checked 15 Oct 2026

Port Macquarie businesses in figures

Estimated resident population of the Port Macquarie Significant Urban Area, 30 June 2025 (preliminary)
53,369 peopleAustralian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Growth in the estimated resident population of the Port Macquarie Significant Urban Area, 30 June 2024 to 30 June 2025
1.1%Australian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Actively trading businesses whose main business address is in the Port Macquarie Significant Urban Area, June 2025
4,369 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

How we serve Port Macquarie businesses

  • Deposits on building jobs

    A deposit taken before a job starts is recorded against that customer, then applied to the final invoice so the balance owing is right.

  • Takings from several channels

    Clinics paid by card, health fund claims and bank transfer get each channel reconciled to the bank and matched to the patient accounts it settles.

  • Bank feeds that stop

    If a bank feed drops out, we reconnect it where the bank supports it and fill the gap from statements, so the month isn't left part reconciled.

Port Macquarie businesses by industry

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

  1. Construction836 businesses
  2. Health Care and Social Assistance697 businesses
  3. Professional, Scientific and Technical Services495 businesses
  4. Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services484 businesses
  5. Other Services263 businesses
  6. Retail Trade254 businesses
  7. Accommodation and Food Services250 businesses
  8. Administrative and Support Services214 businesses
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

Port Macquarie businesses by number of employees

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

  1. Non-employing2,410 businesses
  2. 1 to 4 employees1,320 businesses
  3. 5 to 19 employees518 businesses
  4. 20 to 199 employees121 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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Port Macquarie business owners ask

Customers pay a deposit before we start. How do you keep track?
Each deposit sits against the customer who paid it until the job is invoiced, then it's applied to that invoice. The aged receivables report shows the balance that's left.
Our clinic is paid by card, health funds and transfer. Can you reconcile all of that?
Each source is reconciled to the bank separately and matched to the patient or fund accounts it settles, so short payments show up.
Our bank feed stopped working. Can you reconnect it?
We can reconnect a supported bank feed with your permission. For the period it missed, we work from your bank statements so the gap is recorded.
Whose figures are these, and for what area?
The ABS. Population and business counts are for the Significant Urban Area, which groups whole statistical areas around an urban centre or related centres and can include surrounding rural land.
How do we request a quote?
Send us your software, accounts and any backlog through the contact page. We quote on that, and the work starts after you agree.

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.