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Bookkeeping for Carrum Downs businesses

Construction is the front-runner on the industry chart below, which uses the ABS area named in each figure, and trade firms tend to run open accounts with several suppliers that need checking against statements. The books stay in your business's Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks, where we keep them current and hand over a monthly list of what customers owe and what you owe suppliers.

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  • Sources checked 15 Oct 2026

Actively trading businesses whose main business address is in the Carrum Downs SA2 (2021 boundaries), June 2025

2,555 businesses

Estimated resident population of the Carrum Downs SA2 (2021 boundaries), 30 June 2025 (preliminary)
23,464 people
Growth in the estimated resident population of the Carrum Downs 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 covers the suburb exactly.

How we serve Carrum Downs businesses

  • Trade jobs costed

    Where the software tracks jobs, each materials docket and trade bill is allocated to the job it was bought for, so a job's spending can be set against its invoices.

  • Materials and parts purchases

    For manufacturers, purchases of materials and parts go against the right supplier, booked in the way your accountant specifies, so the file shows what was bought, from whom and when.

  • Customer accounts by age

    Each month closes with every trade customer balance sorted by age, oldest at the top, so slow payers are easy to pick out.

Businesses by industry in this SA2

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

  1. Construction660 businesses
  2. Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services273 businesses
  3. Manufacturing255 businesses
  4. Professional, Scientific and Technical Services214 businesses
  5. Retail Trade181 businesses
  6. Wholesale Trade175 businesses
  7. Transport, Postal and Warehousing170 businesses
  8. Other Services162 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.

  1. Non-employing1,408 businesses
  2. 1 to 4 employees634 businesses
  3. 5 to 19 employees402 businesses
  4. 20 to 199 employees106 businesses
  5. 200 or more employees3 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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Common questions from Carrum Downs businesses

Are these figures for the suburb itself?
They're ABS figures for an SA2, a Statistical Area Level 2, which is the unit the ABS uses for business counts and population estimates in place of suburbs. The SA2 behind each figure is named on it, and the card says how that area sits against the suburb.
We buy from many trade suppliers. Can you stay on top of those accounts?
Yes. Every supplier statement is read against the bills we've entered for that supplier, and we list any bill that's missing, doubled or paid against the wrong invoice.
Can you record progress invoices for our building jobs?
Yes. Where your software tracks jobs, each is entered against its job the day you raise it and closed off when the customer pays, so the claimed and still-owing amounts on every job are clear.
Do you work in our existing accounting file?
Yes, when the file is Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks. We sign in to the file you use today, so its history, contacts and reports stay where you know them.
What should we send to get a quote?
A short note via the contact page is enough: the software you run, the accounts to be kept and how current they are. A quote follows, and no work is done before you've read it.

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.