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Bookkeeping for Sutherland Shire businesses

Construction heads the industry chart below, which covers the Sutherland Local Government Area, and a builder's ledger carries progress invoices waiting on payment and trade accounts that need watching. Those books are kept on Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks under the business's own login, and each job's bills and invoices are tagged to it wherever the software allows job tracking.

  • By Book Keeping Pros
  • Sources checked 15 Oct 2026

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

23,556 businesses

Estimated resident population of the Sutherland Local Government Area (2025 boundaries), 30 June 2025 (preliminary)
241,327 people
Growth in the estimated resident population of the Sutherland Local Government Area (2025 boundaries), 30 June 2024 to 30 June 2025
1.1%
These are the ABS figures for the Sutherland Local Government Area as its boundaries stood in 2025.

How we serve Sutherland Shire businesses

  • Progress billing chased job by job

    Where your software tracks jobs, every progress invoice is booked to its own job, receipts are paired with invoices as the money arrives, and overdue amounts are listed by job for you to chase.

  • Trade accounts compared each month

    Statements from plumbing, electrical and hardware suppliers are read line by line against the bills you've been sent, so gaps, doubled entries and unused credits surface before you pay.

  • Equipment finance and cards reconciled

    Transaction accounts, business cards and equipment finance are each reconciled to the bank's or lender's statement, and differences we can't account for are put to you as questions.

Businesses by industry in the Sutherland Local Government Area

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

  1. Construction5,118 businesses
  2. Professional, Scientific and Technical Services3,753 businesses
  3. Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services3,142 businesses
  4. Health Care and Social Assistance1,854 businesses
  5. Retail Trade1,283 businesses
  6. Financial and Insurance Services1,266 businesses
  7. Other Services1,177 businesses
  8. Transport, Postal and Warehousing1,112 businesses
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

Businesses by number of employees in the Sutherland Local Government Area

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

  1. Non-employing13,308 businesses
  2. 1 to 4 employees7,638 businesses
  3. 5 to 19 employees2,130 businesses
  4. 20 to 199 employees468 businesses
  5. 200 or more employees12 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 Sutherland Shire business owners ask

These figures say Sutherland, not the Shire. Is that the same place?
Each figure is the ABS's own for the Sutherland Local Government Area, measured within its 2025 boundaries, the population estimate included. People's idea of the Shire may stretch further or stop short of that line.
The builder holds back retention on our invoices. Can you show what's still owed to us?
Yes. The amount held back on each invoice is recorded, so you can tell at a glance how much retention each builder still holds. How retention sits in the accounts follows what your accountant specifies.
We rent out a property as well. Can its rent and costs stay together?
Yes. The rent it earns and what it costs to hold, like repairs, insurance and council rates, carry a property tag if your software supports property tracking, so it reads apart from the trade business.
Which software can you use?
Xero, MYOB and QuickBooks. We're given access to the file the business already runs, and your job settings, contacts and history are left untouched.
How do we get under way?
Get in touch from the contact page and list the software, the bank, card and finance accounts, and how many months the books have slipped behind. A quote is sent before any work starts.

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.