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Bookkeeping for Berwick businesses

Construction claims top spot in the chart of industries below, compiled from ABS statistical areas as each figure's label shows, and a builder's books must pull together materials bought on trade accounts, card purchases at the hardware counter and progress invoices to clients. We stay inside the subscription you already pay for (Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks), closing out every month with supplier balances checked against their statements.

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  • Sources checked 15 Oct 2026

Actively trading businesses whose main business address is in the Berwick - North and Berwick - South East SA2s (2021 boundaries), June 2025

3,844 businesses

Estimated resident population of the Berwick - North and Berwick - South East SA2s (2021 boundaries), 30 June 2025 (preliminary)
44,402 people
Growth in the estimated resident population of the Berwick - North and Berwick - South East SA2s (2021 boundaries), 30 June 2024 to 30 June 2025
1.6%
The ABS counts businesses and people by Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), not by suburb. These SA2s take in land outside the suburb, and part of the suburb lies in other SA2s.

How we serve Berwick businesses

  • Trade accounts kept in step

    Each trade supplier's statement is compared bill by bill with what's been entered in your file, so a missing bill or a doubled charge is caught before it is paid.

  • Variations and extras on the job

    Variations, extras and progress invoices are filed under the right job in software that tracks jobs, so a job's full income can be weighed against what it cost.

  • Practice fees matched to payments

    For consultancies and allied health practices, client and patient payments are matched as they arrive, and invoices still open are grouped by age when each month closes.

Businesses by industry in these SA2s

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

  1. Construction760 businesses
  2. Professional, Scientific and Technical Services545 businesses
  3. Health Care and Social Assistance450 businesses
  4. Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services395 businesses
  5. Transport, Postal and Warehousing301 businesses
  6. Retail Trade246 businesses
  7. Administrative and Support Services208 businesses
  8. Other Services205 businesses
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

Businesses by number of employees in these SA2s

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-employing2,476 businesses
  2. 1 to 4 employees1,036 businesses
  3. 5 to 19 employees277 businesses
  4. 20 to 199 employees55 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 Berwick business owners

Why do the figures mention SA2s and not just the suburb?
Suburb by suburb is not how the ABS tallies businesses or residents. Its figures come in Statistical Areas Level 2 instead, with every figure here carrying a note of the SA2s that feed it.
We buy materials on trade accounts and on the card. Can you sort that out?
Yes. Card purchases are matched to their receipts, trade purchases to the supplier's bills, and each is coded to the job it was bought for if your software handles job tracking.
We're an engineering consultancy. What would you handle?
Invoices raised from your timesheets or project system, client payments matched against them, recharged outlays tracked, and the bank and card statements reconciled monthly.
Is there software we'd need to buy?
No, provided your books already sit on Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks. The work is done in your present file, and earlier records and settings carry on unchanged.
What does starting look like?
Drop us a line from the contact page and list your software, the accounts that run through it and when they were last reconciled. A written quote reaches you before any work 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.