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Bookkeeping for Murray Bridge businesses

The business size chart on this page shows that the ABS non-employing category outnumbers every other size group for Murray Bridge businesses. If keeping the books is hard to fit in, we can reconcile them each month inside your own Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks file.

  • By Book Keeping Pros
  • Sources checked 15 Oct 2026

Murray Bridge businesses in figures

Estimated resident population of the Murray Bridge Significant Urban Area, 30 June 2025 (preliminary)
19,938 peopleAustralian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Growth in the estimated resident population of the Murray Bridge 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 Murray Bridge Significant Urban Area, June 2025
1,062 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

What we do for Murray Bridge business owners

  • Personal and business spending sorted

    If groceries and materials come out of the same account or card, we separate them as we reconcile, recording private spending as the owner's own rather than as a business cost, and ask you about anything we can't place.

  • Receipts beside the payments

    Receipts and bills you send through are attached to the payments they relate to, so the paperwork you have sits next to the transaction it explains.

  • A clear view of the month

    Once a month is reconciled, the profit and loss report in your software shows how the business went, without you combing through bank statements.

Murray Bridge businesses by industry

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

  1. Construction174 businesses
  2. Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services109 businesses
  3. Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing103 businesses
  4. Other Services90 businesses
  5. Retail Trade80 businesses
  6. Transport, Postal and Warehousing74 businesses
  7. Professional, Scientific and Technical Services74 businesses
  8. Manufacturing62 businesses
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

Murray Bridge businesses by number of employees

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-employing654 businesses
  2. 1 to 4 employees257 businesses
  3. 5 to 19 employees115 businesses
  4. 20 to 199 employees23 businesses
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

Payroll tax and long service leave in South Australia

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 variable rate applies between the exemption threshold and the full-rate threshold. See the detailed rules and confirm your position with RevenueSA or your accountant.

Annual payroll tax threshold in South Australia, 2026-27
$1,500,000RevenueSA (Government of South Australia). Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Full payroll tax rate in South Australia, 2026-27
4.95%RevenueSA (Government of South Australia). Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Long service leave in South Australia: years of service for the full entitlement
10 yearsSafeWork SA (Government of South Australia). Checked 15 Oct 2026.

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Murray Bridge business owners ask

I use the same account for personal and business spending. Can you still do my books?
Yes. As we reconcile, we sort the business payments from the personal ones and send you a short list of anything unclear. If you open a separate business account later, we can connect its bank feed to your file.
Is bookkeeping worth it for a business with no staff?
A business without employees still makes sales, pays bills and runs a bank account. Keeping those records reconciled each month means your accountant receives a file that is ready to work from.
What area do the population and business figures cover?
They come from the ABS and describe its Significant Urban Area for the town, a statistical area grouping an urban centre or related centres and surrounding land. Each figure's source and date are listed at the foot of the page.
Which software do you work in?
Xero, MYOB and QuickBooks. Whichever of those your records are in, you give us access and we do the work there, so the file stays yours.
How do I get started?
Send a short note through the contact page saying which software you use and how far behind the books are. We'll reply with a quote, and work begins once you've agreed to it.

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 rates and thresholds

    RevenueSA (Government of South Australia). Rates from 1 January 2019, deduction from 1 July 2009, released 8 July 2026. Checked 15 October 2026.

    © Government of South Australia, licensed under CC BY 3.0 AU Licence: CC BY 3.0 AU.

  4. Long service leave: accruing leave

    SafeWork SA (Government of South Australia). Page modified 20 September 2026, released 20 September 2026. Checked 15 October 2026.

    © Government of South Australia, licensed under CC BY 3.0 AU Licence: CC BY 3.0 AU.