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Bookkeeping for Horsham businesses

Construction leads the industry chart for Horsham businesses, with agriculture, forestry and fishing close behind and retail trade also among the larger groups. Farms, trades and shops can hand us the monthly bookkeeping and keep working in their own Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks file. The ABS figures and Victoria's employer rules are on the same page.

  • By Book Keeping Pros
  • Sources checked 15 Oct 2026

Horsham businesses in figures

Estimated resident population of the Horsham Significant Urban Area, 30 June 2025 (preliminary)
16,882 peopleAustralian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Growth in the estimated resident population of the Horsham Significant Urban Area, 30 June 2024 to 30 June 2025
0%Australian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Actively trading businesses whose main business address is in the Horsham Significant Urban Area, June 2025
1,455 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

How Horsham businesses work with us

  • Income that comes in waves

    Farm income can arrive in large payments at particular times of year. We record each payment as it lands and keep costs current in between, so the file stays up to date through the quieter months.

  • Machinery finance reconciled

    Loan and lease repayments on machinery are reconciled to each lender's statement, so the balance owing in your file agrees with the lender's figure.

  • Shop takings matched

    For retailers, card settlements from the payment terminal are matched to the sales they cover, and cash deposits to the takings they came from.

Horsham businesses by industry

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

  1. Construction261 businesses
  2. Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing204 businesses
  3. Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services166 businesses
  4. Retail Trade124 businesses
  5. Other Services113 businesses
  6. Professional, Scientific and Technical Services102 businesses
  7. Health Care and Social Assistance101 businesses
  8. Transport, Postal and Warehousing71 businesses
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

Horsham 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-employing842 businesses
  2. 1 to 4 employees384 businesses
  3. 5 to 19 employees185 businesses
  4. 20 to 199 employees36 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 from Horsham business owners

Most of our income arrives at harvest. Does that change how the books are kept?
The routine stays monthly, which matters more when income is uneven. With costs recorded as they happen, the profit and loss in Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks shows how the year is tracking well before the next big payment.
We've financed some machinery. How do the loans show in the file?
We reconcile each loan to the lender's statement and record every repayment the way the statement splits it, between interest and the amount still owing.
Card settlements don't match our daily sales. Why not?
Settlements often reach the bank after the sale, sometimes grouped across days and with merchant fees already taken out. We match each settlement to the sales it covers and record the fees separately, so the difference is explained.
What area do these figures cover?
The ABS Significant Urban Area, which groups whole statistical areas around an urban centre or related centres and can include surrounding rural land. The business counts use the same boundary, based on each business's main address, so both sets of figures describe the same area.
How do we start?
Send a message from the contact page listing your software, your bank and loan accounts and the last month that was reconciled. We quote before work starts, and begin when you're happy with 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 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.