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Bookkeeping for Northern Beaches businesses

Professional, scientific and technical services and construction lead the industry chart below for the Northern Beaches Local Government Area, and a consultant's or builder's books often turn on progress claims raised against a quoted job. We keep that claim history in a Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks account the business already owns, with every job's takings and spending side by side where your software tracks jobs, so you can see which jobs paid their way.

  • By Book Keeping Pros
  • Sources checked 15 Oct 2026

Actively trading businesses whose main business address is in the Northern Beaches Local Government Area (2025 boundaries), June 2025

33,595 businesses

Estimated resident population of the Northern Beaches Local Government Area (2025 boundaries), 30 June 2025 (preliminary)
272,656 people
Growth in the estimated resident population of the Northern Beaches Local Government Area (2025 boundaries), 30 June 2024 to 30 June 2025
0.5%
These are the ABS figures for the Northern Beaches Local Government Area as its boundaries stood in 2025.

How we serve Northern Beaches businesses

  • Progress claims recorded by job

    Each claim is logged against its job where your software tracks jobs, and money received is matched to the claim it pays, so a claim left unpaid stands out in the month it falls due.

  • Supplier statements held up against bills

    We hold each supplier's statement up against the bills you've received and follow up anything missing or duplicated before the account is paid.

  • An aged list of who still owes

    At month end you get the invoices still owing, sorted by how long they have been outstanding, so follow-up calls go to the right customers.

Businesses by industry in the Northern Beaches Local Government Area

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

  1. Professional, Scientific and Technical Services7,390 businesses
  2. Construction5,861 businesses
  3. Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services3,970 businesses
  4. Health Care and Social Assistance2,195 businesses
  5. Financial and Insurance Services1,977 businesses
  6. Retail Trade1,722 businesses
  7. Administrative and Support Services1,662 businesses
  8. Other Services1,455 businesses
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

Businesses by number of employees in the Northern Beaches Local Government Area

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

  1. Non-employing19,575 businesses
  2. 1 to 4 employees10,466 businesses
  3. 5 to 19 employees2,850 businesses
  4. 20 to 199 employees680 businesses
  5. 200 or more employees24 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 Northern Beaches business owners ask

Is the area in these figures the same place we mean?
It can differ. These numbers describe the Northern Beaches Local Government Area on its 2025 boundaries, for every year shown, and everyday use of the name can draw the line elsewhere.
We quote each job up front and claim in stages. Can you show how each job is tracking?
Yes, if your software has job or project tracking turned on. Claims, variations, supplier bills and other job costs each carry the job's reference, so its income and spend sit together in your reports.
Our physio practice is paid partly by patients, partly by other payers. Can you reconcile it all?
Yes. Takings from your practice system are matched to the deposits that reach the bank, card terminal settlements included, and anything that doesn't line up comes to you as a query.
Will we need to change software?
No, provided the books already sit in QuickBooks, Xero or MYOB. Your existing file gets picked up where it is, history and all.
Where do we begin?
With a message from the contact page. Mention the software, roughly how many accounts it holds and the date your bookkeeping stops at, and we'll quote from that before any work is done.

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 10: Businesses by Local Government Area by industry division by employment size ranges (8165DC10.xlsx)

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

    Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 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.