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At the head of the industry chart below, prepared from the ABS areas the figures name, are professional, scientific and technical services, with construction behind, and a consulting practice in that group often spends on a client's behalf before it can invoice for it. Those outlays are kept against the client concerned in the practice's ledger, whether Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks, ready to add to the next bill.

  • By Book Keeping Pros
  • Sources checked 15 Oct 2026

Actively trading businesses whose main business address is in the Bentleigh - McKinnon SA2 (2021 boundaries), June 2025

2,647 businesses

Estimated resident population of the Bentleigh - McKinnon SA2 (2021 boundaries), 30 June 2025 (preliminary)
26,966 people
Growth in the estimated resident population of the Bentleigh - McKinnon SA2 (2021 boundaries), 30 June 2024 to 30 June 2025
0.8%
The ABS counts businesses and people by Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), not by suburb. This SA2 takes in land outside the suburb, and part of the suburb lies in other SA2s.

How we serve Bentleigh businesses

  • Outlays ready to recharge

    Spending you mean to pass on is tagged to the client, or to the project where your software tracks projects, then cleared when it lands on an invoice and the client settles.

  • Builders' jobs costed

    Materials and supplier bills are allocated per job where the software permits, letting a builder weigh each job's spend against its progress claims.

  • Statements put beside bills

    Every month, each supplier's statement is laid next to the bills you hold for that supplier, and any gap or duplicate comes back to you as a question.

Businesses by industry in this SA2

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

  1. Professional, Scientific and Technical Services555 businesses
  2. Construction332 businesses
  3. Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services319 businesses
  4. Health Care and Social Assistance236 businesses
  5. Retail Trade223 businesses
  6. Financial and Insurance Services177 businesses
  7. Transport, Postal and Warehousing155 businesses
  8. Accommodation and Food Services134 businesses
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

Businesses by number of employees in this SA2

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-employing1,791 businesses
  2. 1 to 4 employees620 businesses
  3. 5 to 19 employees210 businesses
  4. 20 to 199 employees22 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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What Bentleigh business owners ask

Some clients pay us a retainer and others pay by the hour. Is that a problem?
No. Retainer invoices can repeat on a schedule in your software, and hourly ones come from the time your practice system records. Payments are matched to both, and overdue amounts are listed.
We run a small building firm. Are progress claims part of what you record?
They are. Each claim is entered against its job alongside that job's supplier bills where your software tracks jobs, giving you billed, paid and outstanding at a glance.
The figures name ABS areas, not the suburb. Why?
Counts of businesses and estimates of population are produced by the ABS at Statistical Area Level 2, not suburb by suburb, which is why every figure carries a note of the SA2s it covers.
Is a software change required?
No. We use Xero, MYOB and QuickBooks and work within the subscription you hold, leaving your history and bank feeds untouched.
How do we begin?
Start with the contact page. Tell us the software, which accounts run through it and the date of the latest reconciliation, and we'll send a quote for you to approve before anything starts.

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 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.