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Bookkeeping for North Lakes businesses

Across the ABS areas listed with each figure, health care, together with social assistance, is out in front on the industry chart further down the page, with construction next in line, and a clinic or care provider must line up what patients pay, and what other payers send, with the invoices they settle. Our bookkeeping is done in whatever login the practice already holds for Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks, wrapping up every month by reconciling the accounts, so the books are ready for your accountant whenever they ask.

  • By Book Keeping Pros
  • Sources checked 15 Oct 2026

Actively trading businesses whose main business address is in the North Lakes SA2 (2021 boundaries), June 2025

2,003 businesses

Estimated resident population of the North Lakes SA2 (2021 boundaries), 30 June 2025 (preliminary)
24,527 people
Growth in the estimated resident population of the North Lakes SA2 (2021 boundaries), 30 June 2024 to 30 June 2025
0.6%
The ABS counts businesses and people by Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), not by suburb. This SA2 takes in land outside the suburb as well as all of it.

How we serve North Lakes businesses

  • Payer by payer, invoice by invoice

    Money from patients and from other payers is set against the right invoice, and any balance left owing stays on a follow-up list.

  • Terminal settlements traced

    EFTPOS and card terminal settlements landing in the bank are traced back to the takings they came from, so a short or missing settlement stands out.

  • Supplier accounts kept tidy

    Statements from suppliers are checked line by line against the bills entered each month, and any credit for returned goods is set off against the bill it relates to.

Businesses by industry in this SA2

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

  1. Health Care and Social Assistance281 businesses
  2. Construction275 businesses
  3. Professional, Scientific and Technical Services258 businesses
  4. Transport, Postal and Warehousing255 businesses
  5. Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services190 businesses
  6. Other Services127 businesses
  7. Retail Trade125 businesses
  8. Accommodation and Food Services107 businesses
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

Businesses by number of employees in this SA2

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-employing1,196 businesses
  2. 1 to 4 employees520 businesses
  3. 5 to 19 employees212 businesses
  4. 20 to 199 employees79 businesses
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

Payroll tax and long service leave in Queensland

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. A higher general rate applies above the upper wage band. Regional discounts and the mental health levy may also apply. See the detailed rules and confirm your position with the Queensland Revenue Office or your accountant.

Annual payroll tax threshold in Queensland, 2026-27
$1,300,000Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Lower general payroll tax rate in Queensland, 2026-27
4.75%Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Long service leave in Queensland: years of service for the full entitlement
10 yearsOffice of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

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What North Lakes business owners ask

Whose boundaries do the numbers here follow?
The ABS's, not the suburb's. It publishes business and population data by Statistical Area Level 2, and the label on each figure gives the SA2s it describes.
Payments reach our practice from patients and from other payers. Can you sort them out?
Yes. Every payment is linked to the invoice it covers, whoever sent it, and gaps between the amount billed and the amount received are flagged for you.
We're builders. How do you deal with job costs?
Each supplier bill and progress claim carries its job code where your software allows, giving a running comparison of cost against invoiced work on every job.
Do you work with our software?
Yes, so long as your file lives on Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks. It stays the home for your books, and our work happens inside it.
How do we start?
Pop a message through the contact page covering which software you run, the accounts inside it and how far behind it has fallen. A quote comes next, and the work waits for your go-ahead.

Sources

  1. Population estimates by SA2 and above, 2001 to 2025 (32180DS0003_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 Act 1971 (Qld), reprint current as at 1 July 2026

    Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel. Reprint current as at 1 July 2026, released 1 July 2026. Checked 15 October 2026.

    Sourced from the Queensland Legislation website (www.legislation.qld.gov.au), licensed under CC BY 4.0 Licence: CC BY 4.0.

  4. Industrial Relations Act 2016 (Qld), reprint current as at 1 January 2026

    Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel. Reprint current as at 1 January 2026, released 22 December 2025. Checked 15 October 2026.

    Sourced from the Queensland Legislation website (www.legislation.qld.gov.au), licensed under CC BY 4.0 Licence: CC BY 4.0.