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Bookkeeping for Tasmanian businesses

Whether your business trades in the south, the north or along the north west coast, we can keep its books in order inside your cloud accounting software. This page brings together Tasmania's population, its number of businesses, its main industries, and the payroll tax and long service leave rules the state sets for employers.

  • By Book Keeping Pros
  • Sources checked 15 Oct 2026

Tasmania businesses in figures

Estimated resident population of Tasmania, 30 June 2025 (preliminary)
576,261 peopleAustralian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Growth in the estimated resident population of Tasmania, 30 June 2024 to 30 June 2025
0.3%Australian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Actively trading businesses whose main state or territory is Tasmania, June 2025
44,244 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

How we keep Tasmanian books

  • Working in your file

    We do the bookkeeping in your own Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks file, so your records stay where they are and you can see each change.

  • Monthly upkeep

    Bank feeds reconciled and bills and invoices matched: each month the accounts are brought up to date for you and your accountant.

  • Help with a backlog

    Missing months are caught up from the oldest forward, so the file is complete before the monthly routine starts.

Tasmania businesses by industry

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

  1. Construction7,830 businesses
  2. Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing5,473 businesses
  3. Professional, Scientific and Technical Services4,381 businesses
  4. Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services4,279 businesses
  5. Health Care and Social Assistance3,647 businesses
  6. Transport, Postal and Warehousing3,533 businesses
  7. Retail Trade2,588 businesses
  8. Accommodation and Food Services2,456 businesses
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

Tasmania businesses by number of employees

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

  1. Non-employing27,126 businesses
  2. 1 to 4 employees10,779 businesses
  3. 5 to 19 employees4,989 businesses
  4. 20 to 199 employees1,335 businesses
  5. 200 or more employees91 businesses
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

Payroll tax and long service leave in Tasmania

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.

Annual payroll tax threshold in Tasmania, 2026-27
$1,250,000Office of Parliamentary Counsel Tasmania. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Lower payroll tax rate in Tasmania, 2026-27
4%Office of Parliamentary Counsel Tasmania. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Upper payroll tax rate in Tasmania, 2026-27
6.1%Office of Parliamentary Counsel Tasmania. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Long service leave in Tasmania: years of service for the full entitlement
10 yearsOffice of Parliamentary Counsel Tasmania. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

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Questions Tasmanian businesses ask

Why are there two payroll tax rates for Tasmania?
Tasmania has a lower and an upper payroll tax rate, and both are shown here. Tasmania's State Revenue Office explains which wages each rate applies to, and your accountant can tell you what that means for your business.
We're on the north west coast. Can you still help?
Yes. The work happens in your accounting software, so a business in Burnie or Devonport is looked after the same way as one in Hobart or Launceston.
How is long service leave set in Tasmania?
By Tasmanian law, which sets how many years an employee works before the full entitlement is due. That figure is on this page, and your accountant can help you understand how it applies to your team.
What happens each month?
We reconcile your bank feeds, match bills and invoices to their payments, and sort out anything left unreconciled, so the accounts are current when you need them.
How much does it cost?
Each quote is for your business, based on transaction volume and how up to date the books are. You get it before we start.

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 1: Tables 1 to 20 (8165DC01.xlsx)

    Australian Bureau of Statistics. Actively trading businesses at 30 June 2025, released 16 December 2025. Checked 15 October 2026.

    Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 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. 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.

  4. Payroll Tax Act 2008 (Tas), authorised version as at 1 April 2020

    Office of Parliamentary Counsel Tasmania. Authorised version as at 1 April 2020, released 5 May 2020. Checked 15 October 2026.

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

  5. Long Service Leave Act 1976 (Tas), authorised version as at 10 December 2018

    Office of Parliamentary Counsel Tasmania. Authorised version as at 10 December 2018, released 13 March 2019. Checked 15 October 2026.

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

  6. Correspondence, GCCSA 2021 to GCCSA 2026 (CG_GCCSA_2021_GCCSA_2026.csv)

    Australian Bureau of Statistics. ASGS Edition 4, July 2026 to June 2031, released 22 July 2026. Checked 15 October 2026.

    Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 4, licensed under CC BY 4.0 Licence: CC BY 4.0.