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Bookkeeping for Geelong businesses

Whether the business opened last month or has traded for years, Geelong businesses can have their books kept each month in their own Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks file. The page shows the ABS population and growth figures, the industries and business sizes behind them, and the Victorian rules for employers.

  • By Book Keeping Pros
  • Sources checked 15 Oct 2026

Geelong businesses in figures

Estimated resident population of the Geelong Significant Urban Area, 30 June 2025 (preliminary)
314,381 peopleAustralian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Growth in the estimated resident population of the Geelong Significant Urban Area, 30 June 2024 to 30 June 2025
2.1%Australian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Actively trading businesses whose main business address is in the Geelong Significant Urban Area, June 2025
26,115 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

How we serve Geelong businesses

  • Starting a new file

    If you've just started trading, we help you get access to Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks, connect the bank feeds your bank supports and learn how to send us bills and receipts. How the file itself is set up is your accountant's call.

  • Invoices for professional firms

    Professional, scientific and technical services is the next largest group after construction on the industry chart. For consultants and other professional firms, we raise invoices from the hours or fees you send us, or track the ones you raise yourself.

  • Each account checked monthly

    Every month, each account in the file is checked against its statement, missing transactions are added and payments are matched to what they settle.

  • Sole traders included

    The size chart counts businesses classified as non-employing by the ABS too, and a sole trader's books get the same monthly routine as a larger firm's.

Geelong businesses by industry

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

  1. Construction5,433 businesses
  2. Professional, Scientific and Technical Services3,172 businesses
  3. Transport, Postal and Warehousing2,749 businesses
  4. Health Care and Social Assistance2,703 businesses
  5. Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services2,553 businesses
  6. Retail Trade1,554 businesses
  7. Other Services1,332 businesses
  8. Accommodation and Food Services1,225 businesses
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

Geelong businesses by number of employees

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

  1. Non-employing16,785 businesses
  2. 1 to 4 employees6,322 businesses
  3. 5 to 19 employees2,373 businesses
  4. 20 to 199 employees639 businesses
  5. 200 or more employees41 businesses
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

Payroll tax and long service leave in Victoria

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. Regional employer discounts and payroll tax surcharges may apply. See the detailed rules and confirm your position with the State Revenue Office or your accountant.

Annual payroll tax threshold in Victoria, 2026-27
$1,000,000Office of the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Victoria. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Standard payroll tax rate in Victoria, 2026-27
4.85%Office of the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Victoria. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Long service leave in Victoria: years of continuous employment before leave is due, or paid on leaving for any reason
7 yearsOffice of the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Victoria. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

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Questions Geelong business owners ask

We've just started trading. Is it too early for a bookkeeper?
No. A file that starts in good order is easier to keep that way than to fix later. We help you get into Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks and connect your bank feeds, show you how to send us paperwork, then keep the books each month.
What does the growth figure measure?
The change in the ABS estimated resident population of the Significant Urban Area over the latest year shown. It can include surrounding rural land and is not a council boundary.
What does it mean for the books to be reconciled?
Each bank, card and loan account in your file agrees with its statement, missing transactions are in, duplicates are out and payments are matched to the bills and invoices they settle. That gives your accountant a clean starting point for their own work.
Do you work with transport and delivery businesses?
Yes. Transport, postal and warehousing appears on the industry chart for the urban area, and we keep these books the usual way: fuel and vehicle costs recorded, customer invoices tracked and accounts reconciled monthly.
How do we ask for a quote?
Use the contact page to describe the business, the software it runs on and how current the books are. The quote comes back before anything is done, and you decide from there.

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 2007 (Vic), Authorised Version No. 041

    Office of the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Victoria. Authorised Version No. 041, as at 1 May 2026, released 1 May 2026. Checked 15 October 2026.

    © State of Victoria (Government Printer) Licence: Victorian Legislation copyright notice: copyright, State of Victoria.

  4. Long Service Leave Act 2018 (Vic), Authorised Version No. 006

    Office of the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Victoria. Authorised Version No. 006, as at 12 December 2025, released 12 December 2025. Checked 15 October 2026.

    © State of Victoria (Government Printer) Licence: Victorian Legislation copyright notice: copyright, State of Victoria.