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Bookkeeping for Townsville businesses

The size chart for Townsville businesses runs from the ABS non-employing category up through the employing ranges, while construction and health care head the industry chart. Whatever the size, the reports in your Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks file depend on the reconciliation behind them. We do that reconciliation every month.

  • By Book Keeping Pros
  • Sources checked 15 Oct 2026

Townsville businesses in figures

Estimated resident population of the Townsville Significant Urban Area, 30 June 2025 (preliminary)
190,551 peopleAustralian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Growth in the estimated resident population of the Townsville 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 Townsville Significant Urban Area, June 2025
11,805 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

How we serve Townsville businesses

  • Every account, every month

    Operating accounts, savings accounts, credit cards and loans are each reconciled to their statements at month end, so each balance in the file has been checked against the bank or lender.

  • Reports built on reconciled figures

    Profit and loss and balance sheet reports come straight from your file. Because the accounts behind them have been reconciled, the reports start from figures that agree with the bank.

  • Bills and invoices matched

    Bill payments are matched to the bills they pay and customer payments to the invoices they clear, which keeps the payables and receivables reports current.

Townsville businesses by industry

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

  1. Construction2,237 businesses
  2. Health Care and Social Assistance1,479 businesses
  3. Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services1,296 businesses
  4. Professional, Scientific and Technical Services1,250 businesses
  5. Transport, Postal and Warehousing951 businesses
  6. Other Services934 businesses
  7. Retail Trade715 businesses
  8. Administrative and Support Services566 businesses
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

Townsville businesses by number of employees

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

  1. Non-employing6,604 businesses
  2. 1 to 4 employees3,193 businesses
  3. 5 to 19 employees1,541 businesses
  4. 20 to 199 employees455 businesses
  5. 200 or more employees18 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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Services for Townsville businesses

Townsville business owners often ask

Can you take over from our current bookkeeper?
Yes. When you've given us access to the file, we check where the last reconciliation finished and carry on from there. Nothing needs to move to new software.
What do you do with a transaction you can't identify?
We list it with the details from the statement and ask you about it, then record it when you've told us what it was, rather than guessing.
What happens at the end of the financial year?
The monthly routine means the year's accounts are already reconciled when it ends. Your accountant takes it from there with a current file.
What area do the figures describe?
The ABS Significant Urban Area for the city, which groups whole statistical areas around an urban centre or related centres and can include surrounding rural land.
How do we arrange a quote?
Tell us through the contact page how many bank, card and loan accounts you run and which of Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks you're on. We review the file and quote before 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 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.