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Bookkeeping for Mackay businesses

Rental, hiring and real estate services come next after construction on the industry chart for Mackay businesses, followed by the repair and personal service trades of the other services group. Hire businesses in particular run equipment, finance and deposits through a mix of accounts. We reconcile each of them in your own Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks file every month.

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  • Sources checked 15 Oct 2026

Mackay businesses in figures

Estimated resident population of the Mackay Significant Urban Area, 30 June 2025 (preliminary)
89,761 peopleAustralian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Growth in the estimated resident population of the Mackay Significant Urban Area, 30 June 2024 to 30 June 2025
0.8%Australian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Actively trading businesses whose main business address is in the Mackay Significant Urban Area, June 2025
6,918 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

How we serve Mackay businesses

  • Hire income traced to the bank

    Hire charges paid by card, transfer or account are recorded against the hire invoices they settle and reconciled to the bank statement, so income from each channel can be followed through to the deposit.

  • Equipment loans and leases

    Hire businesses often finance their equipment. We record each repayment against its loan or lease account, so the outstanding balance in your file matches the finance company's figure.

  • Credit cards reconciled too

    Card accounts get the same treatment as bank accounts: reconciled to their statements, with supplier bills matched to the card payments that cover them.

Mackay businesses by industry

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

  1. Construction1,168 businesses
  2. Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services818 businesses
  3. Other Services812 businesses
  4. Professional, Scientific and Technical Services700 businesses
  5. Health Care and Social Assistance671 businesses
  6. Transport, Postal and Warehousing433 businesses
  7. Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing381 businesses
  8. Retail Trade363 businesses
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

Mackay businesses by number of employees

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

  1. Non-employing3,723 businesses
  2. 1 to 4 employees1,979 businesses
  3. 5 to 19 employees877 businesses
  4. 20 to 199 employees324 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 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 Mackay business owners ask

We hold customer deposits on hire equipment. How are they recorded?
We record deposits the way you and your accountant have set up the file to hold them, and clear each deposit when it is refunded or put towards the hire. That keeps deposits from being mixed in with hire income.
Do you work with repair and service businesses?
Yes. Other services, which takes in repair, maintenance and personal services, is among the larger groups on the chart. We enter parts and supply bills, record job payments and reconcile the bank each month.
We run several bank, card and loan accounts. Is that a problem?
No. Each account is reconciled to its own statement every month. More accounts mean more work, and the quote takes that into account before work starts.
What does the urban area in the figures take in?
The figures use the ABS Significant Urban Area, which groups whole statistical areas around an urban centre or related centres and can include surrounding rural land.
Which software do you use?
Whichever of Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks your business already runs. We work in your file, so your records stay where they are.

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 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.