Bookkeeping for Rockhampton businesses
Construction, health care, property and the other services trades head the industry chart for Rockhampton businesses. Whatever the trade, when the books have slipped behind we bring the file up to date in your own Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks software, then keep it current each month.
- By Book Keeping Pros
- Sources checked 15 Oct 2026
Rockhampton businesses in figures
- Estimated resident population of the Rockhampton Significant Urban Area, 30 June 2025 (preliminary)
- 83,508 peopleAustralian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
- Growth in the estimated resident population of the Rockhampton Significant Urban Area, 30 June 2024 to 30 June 2025
- 0.9%Australian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
- Actively trading businesses whose main business address is in the Rockhampton Significant Urban Area, June 2025
- 5,125 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
How we serve Rockhampton businesses
Catch-up work, in order
We find the last month that agrees with the bank and work forward from it, reconciling each later month in turn. You can watch the file come up to date, because the work happens in your software.
Supplier statements checked
When a supplier sends a monthly statement, we compare it with the bills and payments in your file and raise any difference with you, so a missing bill comes to light.
Ready for your accountant
With the bank accounts reconciled and the bills in, your accountant has a current file to work from at the end of the financial year, rather than months of statements to sort through.
Clinics and service businesses
For health care and the other services group, we match card and fund deposits to the invoices they settle and record supply bills as they come in.
Rockhampton businesses by industry
The ABS may perturb small counts to protect confidentiality, so the figures need not add up exactly.
- Construction890 businesses
- Health Care and Social Assistance539 businesses
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services526 businesses
- Other Services502 businesses
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing444 businesses
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services434 businesses
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing351 businesses
- Retail Trade284 businesses
Rockhampton businesses by number of employees
The ABS may perturb small counts to protect confidentiality, so the figures need not add up exactly.
- Non-employing2,858 businesses
- 1 to 4 employees1,384 businesses
- 5 to 19 employees687 businesses
- 20 to 199 employees194 businesses
- 200 or more employees3 businesses
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.
More locations
The state
The capital city
Services for Rockhampton businesses
Small business bookkeeping
Your books kept current, every month.
Catch-up bookkeeping
Missing months entered and every account reconciled.
Xero bookkeeping
Your Xero file reconciled and kept current.
MYOB bookkeeping
MYOB tidied up, then kept reconciled month by month.
NDIS provider bookkeeping
Each payment matched to the invoices or claims it covers.
QuickBooks bookkeeping
QuickBooks Online reconciled to your statements each month.
Rockhampton business owners ask us
We haven't reconciled for a long while. Is it too late?
Do we need all our old receipts?
How do you fit in with the work done at year end?
What do the population and business figures cover?
How is catch-up work priced?
Sources
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.